Ubuntu 14.04 LTS : LibreOffice vulnerabilities (USN-2793-1)

high Nessus Plugin ID 86784

Synopsis

The remote Ubuntu host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

Federico Scrinzi discovered that LibreOffice incorrectly handled documents inserted into Writer or Calc via links. If a user were tricked into opening a specially crafted document, a remote attacker could possibly obtain the contents of arbitrary files. (CVE-2015-4551)

It was discovered that LibreOffice incorrectly handled PrinterSetup data stored in ODF files. If a user were tricked into opening a specially crafted ODF document, a remote attacker could cause LibreOffice to crash, and possibly execute arbitrary code.
(CVE-2015-5212)

It was discovered that LibreOffice incorrectly handled the number of pieces in DOC files. If a user were tricked into opening a specially crafted DOC document, a remote attacker could cause LibreOffice to crash, and possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2015-5213)

It was discovered that LibreOffice incorrectly handled bookmarks in DOC files. If a user were tricked into opening a specially crafted DOC document, a remote attacker could cause LibreOffice to crash, and possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2015-5214).

Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Ubuntu security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

See Also

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2793-1

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 86784

File Name: ubuntu_USN-2793-1.nasl

Version: 2.14

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 11/6/2015

Updated: 10/20/2023

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2015-5214

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.8

Temporal Score: 7.7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2015-5212

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libreoffice-core, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libreoffice-dev, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libreoffice-draw, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libreoffice-emailmerge, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libreoffice-gnome, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libreoffice-gtk, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libreoffice-gtk3, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libreoffice-impress, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libreoffice-java-common, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libreoffice-kde, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libreoffice-l10n-in, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libreoffice-l10n-ku, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libreoffice-l10n-za, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libreoffice-librelogo, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libreoffice-math, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libreoffice-mysql-connector, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libreoffice-officebean, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libreoffice-ogltrans, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libreoffice-pdfimport, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libreoffice-presentation-minimizer, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libreoffice-presenter-console, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libreoffice-report-builder, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libreoffice-report-builder-bin, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libreoffice-script-provider-bsh, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libreoffice-script-provider-js, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libreoffice-script-provider-python, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libreoffice-sdbc-firebird, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libreoffice-sdbc-hsqldb, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libreoffice-sdbc-postgresql, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libreoffice-style-crystal, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libreoffice-style-galaxy, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libreoffice-style-hicontrast, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libreoffice-style-human, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libreoffice-style-oxygen, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libreoffice-style-sifr, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libreoffice-style-tango, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libreoffice-subsequentcheckbase, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libreoffice-wiki-publisher, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libreoffice-writer, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:openoffice.org-dtd-officedocument1.0, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:python3-uno, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:uno-libs3, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:ure, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:-:lts, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:browser-plugin-libreoffice, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:fonts-opensymbol, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libreoffice, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libreoffice-avmedia-backend-gstreamer, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libreoffice-base, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libreoffice-base-core, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libreoffice-base-drivers, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libreoffice-calc, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libreoffice-common

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 11/5/2015

Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/10/2015

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2015-4551, CVE-2015-5212, CVE-2015-5213, CVE-2015-5214

USN: 2793-1