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Posted on 27 June 2017
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From: Thomas Deutschmann <whissi@gentoo.org>
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Subject: [ GLSA 201706-28 ] LibreOffice: Multiple vulnerabilities

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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201706-28
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https://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: Normal
Title: LibreOffice: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: June 27, 2017
Bugs: #616472
ID: 201706-28

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Synopsis
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in LibreOffice, the worst of
which allows for the remote execution of arbitrary code.

Background
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LibreOffice is a powerful office suite; its clean interface and
powerful tools let you unleash your creativity and grow your
productivity.

Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 app-office/libreoffice < 5.2.7.2 >= 5.2.7.2
2 app-office/libreoffice-bin
< 5.2.7.2 >= 5.2.7.2
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2 affected packages

Description
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in LibreOffice. Please
review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

Impact
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A remote attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted file
using LibreOffice, possibly resulting in execution of arbitrary code
with the privileges of the process or a Denial of Service condition.

Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
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All LibreOffice users should upgrade to the latest version:

# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-office/libreoffice-5.2.7.2"=

All LibreOffice binary users should upgrade to the latest version:

# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot -v ">=app-office/libreoffice-bin-5.2.7.2"

References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2016-10327
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-10327
[ 2 ] CVE-2017-7870
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-7870

Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201706-28

Concerns?
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at
https://bugs.gentoo.org.

License
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Copyright 2017 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).

The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5


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