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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2019-9848: LibreOffice: Multiple vulnerabilities

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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2019-9848: LibreOffice: Multiple vulnerabilities

Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
07/17/2019
Created
08/17/2019
Added
08/16/2019
Modified
08/16/2019

Description

LibreOffice has a feature where documents can specify that pre-installed scripts can be executed on various document events such as mouse-over, etc. LibreOffice is typically also bundled with LibreLogo, a programmable turtle vector graphics script, which can be manipulated into executing arbitrary python commands. By using the document event feature to trigger LibreLogo to execute python contained within a document a malicious document could be constructed which would execute arbitrary python commands silently without warning. In the fixed versions, LibreLogo cannot be called from a document event handler. This issue affects: Document Foundation LibreOffice versions prior to 6.2.5.

Solution(s)

  • gentoo-linux-upgrade-app-office-libreoffice
  • gentoo-linux-upgrade-app-office-libreoffice-bin

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