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Debian: DSA-3608-1 Critical: LibreOffice Code Execution Risk

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Calendar Grey June 29, 2016
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A crucial security notification has been released for Debian users regarding a significant LibreOffice update that tackles an input validation vulnerability.
Aleksandar Nikolic discovered that missing input sanitising in the RTF parser in Libreoffice may result in the execution of arbitrary code if a malformed documented is opened
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Summary

Aleksandar Nikolic discovered that missing input sanitising in the RTF
parser in Libreoffice may result in the execution of arbitrary code if
a malformed documented is opened.

For the stable distribution (jessie), this problem has been fixed in
version 1:4.3.3-2+deb8u5.

For the testing distribution (stretch), this problem has been fixed
in version 1:5.1.4~rc1-1.

For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem has been fixed in
version 1:5.1.4~rc1-1.

We recommend that you upgrade your libreoffice packages.

Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: https://www.debian.org/security/



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Package: libreoffice
CVE ID: CVE-2016-4324

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