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GLSA-202402-29 : LibreOffice: Multiple Vulnerabilities

high Nessus Plugin ID 190860

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Description

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-202402-29 (LibreOffice: Multiple Vulnerabilities)

 - Improper Input Validation vulnerability in GStreamer integration of The Document Foundation LibreOffice allows an attacker to execute arbitrary GStreamer plugins. In affected versions the filename of the embedded video is not sufficiently escaped when passed to GStreamer enabling an attacker to run arbitrary gstreamer plugins depending on what plugins are installed on the target system. (CVE-2023-6185)

 - Insufficient macro permission validation of The Document Foundation LibreOffice allows an attacker to execute built-in macros without warning. In affected versions LibreOffice supports hyperlinks with macro or similar built-in command targets that can be executed when activated without warning the user.
 (CVE-2023-6186)

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

All LibreOffice binary users should upgrade to the latest version:

 # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose >=app-office/libreoffice-bin-7.5.9.2 All LibreOffice users should upgrade to the latest version:

 # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose >=app-office/libreoffice-7.5.9.2

See Also

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202402-29

https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=919894

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 190860

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-202402-29.nasl

Version: 1.0

Type: local

Published: 2/21/2024

Updated: 2/21/2024

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 9

Temporal Score: 6.7

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-6186

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.8

Temporal Score: 7.7

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:libreoffice, p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:libreoffice-bin, cpe:/o:gentoo:linux

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Gentoo/release, Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 2/21/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/8/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-6185, CVE-2023-6186