Upstream information

CVE-2018-14939 at MITRE

Description

The get_app_path function in desktop/unx/source/start.c in LibreOffice through 6.0.5 mishandles the realpath function in certain environments such as FreeBSD libc, which might allow attackers to cause a denial of service (buffer overflow and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact if LibreOffice is automatically launched during web browsing with pathnames controlled by a remote web site.

SUSE information

Overall state of this security issue: Resolved

This issue is currently rated as having moderate severity.

CVSS v2 Scores
  National Vulnerability Database
Base Score 7.5
Vector AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
CVSS v3 Scores
  National Vulnerability Database SUSE
Base Score 9.8 5.3
Vector CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
Attack Vector Network Local
Attack Complexity Low Low
Privileges Required None None
User Interaction None Required
Scope Unchanged Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact High Low
Integrity Impact High Low
Availability Impact High Low
CVSSv3 Version 3 3
SUSE Bugzilla entry: 1103850 [RESOLVED / UPSTREAM]

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Status of this issue by product and package

Please note that this evaluation state might be work in progress, incomplete or outdated. Also information for service packs in the LTSS phase is only included for issues meeting the LTSS criteria. If in doubt, feel free to contact us for clarification. The updates are grouped by state of their lifecycle. SUSE product lifecycles are documented on the lifecycle page.

Product(s) Source package State
Products past their end of life and not receiving proactive updates anymore.
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP4 libreoffice Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP3 libreoffice Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP4 libreoffice Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 libreoffice Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 libreoffice Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3 libreoffice Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4 libreoffice Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 libreoffice Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 11 SP4 libreoffice Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP3 libreoffice Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP4 libreoffice Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 libreoffice Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Bootstrap Kit 12 libreoffice Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4 libreoffice Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP3 libreoffice Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP4 libreoffice Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12 SP3 libreoffice Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12 SP4 libreoffice Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15 libreoffice Not affected


SUSE Timeline for this CVE

CVE page created: Sun Aug 5 23:31:01 2018
CVE page last modified: Thu Jul 25 17:12:33 2024