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Unscored USN-2793-1 4 CVEs

libreoffice vulnerabilities

Published Nov 5, 2015 · Updated Apr 22, 2026

Summary

Federico Scrinzi discovered that LibreOffice incorrectly handled documents
inserted into Writer or Calc via links. If a user were tricked into opening
a specially crafted document, a remote attacker could possibly obtain the
contents of arbitrary files. (CVE-2015-4551)

It was discovered that LibreOffice incorrectly handled PrinterSetup data
stored in ODF files. If a user were tricked into opening a specially
crafted ODF document, a remote attacker could cause LibreOffice to crash,
and possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2015-5212)

It was discovered that LibreOffice incorrectly handled the number of pieces
in DOC files. If a user were tricked into opening a specially crafted DOC
document, a remote attacker could cause LibreOffice to crash, and possibly
execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2015-5213)

It was discovered that LibreOffice incorrectly handled bookmarks in DOC
files. If a user were tricked into opening a specially crafted DOC
document, a remote attacker could cause LibreOffice to crash, and possibly
execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2015-5214)

Fixed packages 1

ReleasePackageFixed in
Ubuntu · 14.04 LTS 14.04:LTS libreoffice 1:4.2.8-0ubuntu3

Vulnerabilities 4

References

  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-4551
  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-5212
  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-5213
  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-5214