1. Ubuntu Security Notices
  2. USN-2398-1

USN-2398-1: LibreOffice vulnerability

Publication date

5 November 2014

Overview

LibreOffice could be made to crash or run programs if it received specially crafted network traffic.

Releases

Packages

Details

It was discovered that LibreOffice incorrectly handled the Impress remote
control port. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause Impress to
crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary
code.

It was discovered that LibreOffice incorrectly handled the Impress remote
control port. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause Impress to
crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary
code.

Update instructions

This update uses a new upstream release, which includes additional bug fixes. After a standard system update you need to restart LibreOffice to make all the necessary changes.

Learn more about how to get the fixes.

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu Release Package Version
14.10 utopic libreoffice-core –  1:4.3.3-0ubuntu1
14.04 trusty libreoffice-core –  1:4.2.7-0ubuntu1

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