=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-2398-1
November 05, 2014

libreoffice vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 14.10
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS

Summary:

LibreOffice could be made to crash or run programs if it received specially
crafted network traffic.

Software Description:
- libreoffice: Office productivity suite

Details:

It was discovered that LibreOffice incorrectly handled the Impress remote
control port. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause Impress to
crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary
code.

Update instructions:

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 14.10:
  libreoffice-core                1:4.3.3-0ubuntu1

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
  libreoffice-core                1:4.2.7-0ubuntu1

This update uses a new upstream release, which includes additional bug
fixes. After a standard system update you need to restart LibreOffice to
make all the necessary changes.

References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2398-1
  CVE-2014-3693

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libreoffice/1:4.3.3-0ubuntu1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libreoffice/1:4.2.7-0ubuntu1


Ubuntu 2398-1: LibreOffice vulnerability

November 5, 2014
LibreOffice could be made to crash or run programs if it received specially crafted network traffic.

Summary

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 14.10: libreoffice-core 1:4.3.3-0ubuntu1 Ubuntu 14.04 LTS: libreoffice-core 1:4.2.7-0ubuntu1 This update uses a new upstream release, which includes additional bug fixes. After a standard system update you need to restart LibreOffice to make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2398-1

CVE-2014-3693

Severity
November 05, 2014

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libreoffice/1:4.3.3-0ubuntu1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libreoffice/1:4.2.7-0ubuntu1

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