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Gentoo: GLSA-201611-03 Normal: LibreOffice, OpenOffice Remote Access Threat

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Calendar Grey November 4, 2016
Dist Gentoo Esm H88
Several security flaws in LibreOffice and OpenOffice create risks for remote code execution on Gentoo platforms.
Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in both LibreOffice and OpenOffice, the worst of which allows for the remote execution of arbitrary code

Summary

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in both LibreOffice and OpenOffice. Please review the referenced CVE’s for specific information regarding each.

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Topics Covered

security advisory Gentoo remote code execution OpenOffice LibreOffice

Resolution

All LibreOffice users should upgrade their respective packages to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-office/libreoffice-5.1.4.2" # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-office/libreoffice-bin-debug-5.1.4.2"
All OpenOffice users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-office/openoffice-bin-4.1.2"

References

[ 1 ] CVE-2015-4551 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-4551 [ 2 ] CVE-2015-5212 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-5212 [ 3 ] CVE-2015-5213 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-5213 [ 4 ] CVE-2015-5214 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-5214 [ 5 ] CVE-2016-4324 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-4324

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201611-03
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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: November 04, 2016
Bugs: #565026, #587566
ID: 201611-03

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Topics Covered

security advisory Gentoo remote code execution OpenOffice LibreOffice

Synopsis

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in both LibreOffice and OpenOffice, the worst of which allows for the remote execution of arbitrary code.

Background

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

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Affected Packages

------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 app-office/libreoffice < 5.1.4.2 >= 5.1.4.2 2 app-office/libreoffice-bin < 5.1.4.2 >= 5.1.4.2 3 app-office/openoffice-bin < 4.1.2 >= 4.1.2 ------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 affected packages

Impact

===== Remote attackers could obtain sensitive information, cause a Denial of Service condition, or execute arbitrary code.

Workaround

There is no known work around at this time.

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