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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-2398-1

Posted on 06 November 2014
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-2398-1
November 05, 2014

libreoffice vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 14.10
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS

Summary:

LibreOffice could be made to crash or run programs if it received specially
crafted network traffic.

Software Description:
- libreoffice: Office productivity suite

Details:

It was discovered that LibreOffice incorrectly handled the Impress remote
control port. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause Impress to
crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary
code.

Update instructions:

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 14.10:
libreoffice-core 1:4.3.3-0ubuntu1

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
libreoffice-core 1:4.2.7-0ubuntu1

This update uses a new upstream release, which includes additional bug
fixes. After a standard system update you need to restart LibreOffice to
make all the necessary changes.

References:
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-2398-1
CVE-2014-3693

Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libreoffice/1:4.3.3-0ubuntu1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libreoffice/1:4.2.7-0ubuntu1

 

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