CVE-2018-14939

Impact:
Low
Public Date:
2018-07-03
CWE:
CWE-119
Bugzilla:
1614165: CVE-2018-14939 libreoffice: Use of realpath() in desktop/unx/source/start.c:get_app_path() allows for potential buffer overflow

The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:

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.

Find out more about CVE-2018-14939 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.

Statement

This issue did not affect the versions of libreoffice as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, 6 and 7.

CVSS v3 metrics

NOTE: The following CVSS v3 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

CVSS3 Base Score 3.3
CVSS3 Base Metrics CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact Low

Affected Packages State

Platform Package State
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 libreoffice Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 libreoffice Not affected

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