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PostPosted: Tue Feb 20, 2018 4:26 am    Post subject: [ GLSA 201802-06 ] LibreOffice Reply with quote

Gentoo Linux Security Advisory

Title: LibreOffice: Information disclosure (GLSA 201802-06)
Severity: normal
Exploitable: remote
Date: 2018-02-20
Bug(s): #647186
ID: 201802-06

Synopsis

A vulnerability in LibreOffice might allow remote attackers to read
arbitrary files.


Background

LibreOffice is a powerful office suite; its clean interface and powerful
tools let you unleash your creativity and grow your productivity.


Affected Packages

Package: app-office/libreoffice
Vulnerable: < 5.4.5.1
Unaffected: >= 5.4.5.1
Architectures: All supported architectures

Package: app-office/libreoffice-bin
Vulnerable: < 5.4.5.1
Unaffected: >= 5.4.5.1
Architectures: All supported architectures


Description

It was discovered that missing restrictions in the implementation of the
WEBSERVICE function in LibreOffice could result in the disclosure of
arbitrary files.


Impact

A remote attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted
document using LibreOffice, possibly resulting in the disclosure of
arbitrary files readable by the victim.


Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All LibreOffice users should upgrade to the latest version:
Code:
# emerge --sync
      # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-office/libreoffice-5.4.5.1"
   
All LibreOffice binary users should upgrade to the latest version:
Code:
# emerge --sync
      # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose
      ">=app-office/libreoffice-bin-5.4.5.1"
   


References

CVE-2018-6871
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