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[gentoo-announce] [ GLSA 201802-06 ] LibreOffice: Information disclosure

Posted on 20 February 2018
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From: Thomas Deutschmann <whissi@gentoo.org>
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Subject: [ GLSA 201802-06 ] LibreOffice: Information disclosure

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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201802-06
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https://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: Normal
Title: LibreOffice: Information disclosure
Date: February 20, 2018
Bugs: #647186
ID: 201802-06

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Synopsis
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A vulnerability in LibreOffice might allow remote attackers to read
arbitrary files.

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 < 5.4.5.1 >= 5.4.5.1
2 app-office/libreoffice-bin
< 5.4.5.1 >= 5.4.5.1
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2 affected packages

Description
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It was discovered that missing restrictions in the implementation of
the WEBSERVICE function in LibreOffice could result in the disclosure
of arbitrary files.

Impact
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A remote attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted
document using LibreOffice, possibly resulting in the disclosure of
arbitrary files readable by the victim.

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-5.4.5.1"=

All LibreOffice binary users should upgrade to the latest version:

# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot -v ">=app-office/libreoffice-bin-5.4.5.1"

References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2018-6871
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-6871

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/201802-06

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 2018 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.

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


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