Buffer overflow in Libreoffice
CVE-2016-0795
LibreOffice before 5.0.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted LwpTocSuperLayout record in a LotusWordPro (lwp) document.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
EPSS: 0.006 (69.6th 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
- 20160217 Multiple Vendor LibreOffice Writer Lotus Word Pro 'TocSuperLayout' Buffer Overflow Vulnerability (x_refsource_IDEFENSE, third-party-advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
- openSUSE-SU-2016:1415 (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)
- openSUSE-SU-2016:1805 (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)
- FEDORA-2016-962c0d156d (x_refsource_FEDORA, vendor-advisory)
- 1035022 (vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
- RHSA-2016:2579 (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory)
- DSA-3482 (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN)
- USN-2899-1 (x_refsource_UBUNTU, vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-0795?
- CVE-2016-0795 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-2016-0795?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.