Gentoo update for LibreOffice



Risk High
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2022-3140
CWE-ID CWE-77
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 Gentoo Linux
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

app-office/libreoffice-bin
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

app-office/libreoffice
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

Vendor Gentoo

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one high risk vulnerability.

1) Command Injection

EUVDB-ID: #VU68115

Risk: High

CVSSv4.0: 5.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-3140

CWE-ID: CWE-77 - Command injection

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary shell commands on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation when parsing arguments for the "vnd.libreoffice.command'" URI scheme. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted document, trick the victim into opening it and execute internal macros with arbitrary arguments.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.

Mitigation

Update the affected packages.
app-office/libreoffice to version: 7.3.6.2
app-office/libreoffice-bin to version: 7.3.6.2

Vulnerable software versions

Gentoo Linux: All versions

app-office/libreoffice-bin: before 7.3.6.2

app-office/libreoffice: before 7.3.6.2

CPE2.3 External links

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202212-04


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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