Debian DSA-4178-1 : libreoffice - security update

high Nessus Plugin ID 109220

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Synopsis

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

Description

Two vulnerabilities were discovered in LibreOffice's code to parse MS Word and Structured Storage files, which could result in denial of service and potentially the execution of arbitrary code if a malformed file is opened.

Solution

Upgrade the libreoffice packages.

For the oldstable distribution (jessie), these problems have been fixed in version 1:4.3.3-2+deb8u11.

For the stable distribution (stretch), these problems have been fixed in version 1:5.2.7-1+deb9u4.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 109220

File Name: debian_DSA-4178.nasl

Version: 1.6

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 4/23/2018

Updated: 2/23/2021

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

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

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libreoffice, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:8.0, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:9.0

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

Patch Publication Date: 4/20/2018

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/16/2018

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2018-10119, CVE-2018-10120

DSA: 4178

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