[ GLSA 201611-03 ] LibreOffice, OpenOffice

[GLSA]

Gentoo Linux Security Advisory

Title: LibreOffice, OpenOffice: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201611-03)
Severity: normal
Exploitable: remote
Date: November 04, 2016
Bug(s): #565026, #587566
ID: 201611-03

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.


Affected Packages

Package: app-office/libreoffice
Vulnerable: < 5.1.4.2
Unaffected: >= 5.1.4.2
Architectures: All supported architectures

Package: app-office/libreoffice-bin
Vulnerable: < 5.1.4.2
Unaffected: >= 5.1.4.2
Architectures: All supported architectures

Package: app-office/openoffice-bin
Vulnerable: < 4.1.2
Unaffected: >= 4.1.2
Architectures: All supported architectures


Description

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


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.

Resolution

All LibreOffice users should upgrade their respective packages to the
latest version: