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
Published · last modified .
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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.028 (85.8th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 86th percentile — 85.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.028 · newest: 0.028 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Libreoffice
- Canonical Ubuntu Linux — versions 12.04, 14.04, 15.10
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.verisign.com/en_US/security-services/security-intelligence/vulnerability-re… (third-party-advisory)
- www.libreoffice.org/about-us/security/advisories/cve-2016-0795/ (Vendor Advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-05/msg00110.html (vendor-advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-07/msg00050.html (vendor-advisory)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/178036.html (vendor-advisory)
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1035022 (vdb-entry)
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2579.html (vendor-advisory)
- www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3482 (vendor-advisory)
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2899-1 (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.