Buffer overflow in Libreoffice
CVE-2016-0794
The lwp filter in LibreOffice before 5.0.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted LotusWordPro (lwp) document.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
EPSS: 0.028 (85.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Libreoffice
- Canonical Ubuntu_linux — versions 12.04, 14.04, 15.10
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- secalert@redhat.com (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)
- secalert@redhat.com (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_IDEFENSE, third-party-advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_IDEFENSE, third-party-advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_IDEFENSE, third-party-advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-0794?
- CVE-2016-0794 is a high-severity vulnerability in Libreoffice, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2016-02-18.
- How severe is CVE-2016-0794?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.