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Gentoo: GLSA-201603-05 Normal: LibreOffice, OpenOffice Remote Attack

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Calendar Grey March 9, 2016
Dist Gentoo Esm H88
Numerous vulnerabilities identified in LibreOffice and OpenOffice can lead to remote code execution and result in Denial of Service attacks.
Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in both LibreOffice and OpenOffice allowing remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause Denial of Service

Summary

Multiple vulnerabilities were found in both LibreOffice and OpenOffice that allow the remote execution of arbitrary code and potential Denial of Service. These vulnerabilities may be exploited through multiple vectors including crafted documents, link handling, printer setup in ODF document types, DOC file formats, and Calc spreadsheets. Please review the referenced CVE's for specific information regarding each.

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Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service code execution remote attack openoffice normal libreoffice

Resolution

All LibreOffice users should upgrade their respective packages to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-office/libreoffice-4.4.2" # emerge --ask --oneshot -v ">=app-office/libreoffice-bin-4.4.2" # emerge -a --oneshot -v ">=app-office/libreoffice-bin-debug-4.4.2"
All OpenOffice users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot -v ">=app-office/openoffice-bin-4.1.2"

References

[ 1 ] CVE-2014-3524 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-3524 [ 2 ] CVE-2014-3575 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-3575 [ 3 ] CVE-2014-3693 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-3693 [ 4 ] CVE-2014-9093 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-9093 [ 5 ] CVE-2015-1774 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-1774 [ 6 ] CVE-2015-4551 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-4551 [ 7 ] CVE-2015-5212 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-5212 [ 8 ] CVE-2015-5213 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-5213 [ 9 ] CVE-2015-5214 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-5214

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201603-05
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Concerns

Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org.

Severity: Normal
Title: LibreOffice, OpenOffice: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: March 09, 2016
Bugs: #521136, #522060, #528438, #534684, #547880, #547900, #565028
ID: 201603-05

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Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service code execution remote attack openoffice normal libreoffice

Synopsis

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in both LibreOffice and OpenOffice allowing remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause Denial of Service.

Background

Apache OpenOffice is the leading open-source office software suite for word processing, spreadsheets, presentations, graphics, databases and more. LibreOffice is a powerful office suite; its clean interface and powerful tools let you unleash your creativity and grow your productivity.

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Affected Packages

------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 app-office/libreoffice < 4.4.2 >= 4.4.2 2 app-office/libreoffice-bin < 4.4.2 >= 4.4.2 3 app-office/libreoffice-bin-debug < 4.4.2 >= 4.4.2 4 app-office/openoffice-bin < 4.1.2 >= 4.1.2 ------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 affected packages

Impact

===== A remote attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted file using the LibreOffice or OpenOffice suite of software. Execution of these attacks could possibly result in the execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the process or a Denial of Service condition.

Workaround

There is no known work around at this time.

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