#VU84092 OS Command Injection in LibreOffice - CVE-2023-6185 

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#VU84092 OS Command Injection in LibreOffice - CVE-2023-6185

Published: December 12, 2023


Vulnerability identifier: #VU84092
Vulnerability risk: High
CVSSv4.0: 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-2023-6185
CWE-ID: CWE-78
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
LibreOffice
Software vendor:
LibreOffice

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the affected system.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of filenames of the embedded video files before passing it to gstreamer. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted document with embedded video inside, trick the victim into opening it and execute arbitrary OS commands on the system.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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