Debian DSA-3236-1 : libreoffice - security update

medium Nessus Plugin ID 83064

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Synopsis

The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.

Description

It was discovered that missing input sanitising in Libreoffice's filter for HWP documents may result in the execution of arbitrary code if a malformed document is opened.

Solution

Upgrade the libreoffice packages.

For the oldstable distribution (wheezy), this problem has been fixed in version 1:3.5.4+dfsg2-0+deb7u4.

For the stable distribution (jessie), this problem has been fixed in version 1:4.3.3-2+deb8u1.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 83064

File Name: debian_DSA-3236.nasl

Version: 2.9

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 4/27/2015

Updated: 1/11/2021

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libreoffice, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:7.0, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:8.0

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 4/25/2015

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2015-1774

DSA: 3236

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