Vulnerability in Document Foundation Libreoffice
CVE-2019-9849
LibreOffice has a 'stealth mode' in which only documents from locations deemed 'trusted' are allowed to retrieve remote resources. This mode is not the default mode, but can be enabled by users who want to disable LibreOffice's ability to include remote resources within a document. A flaw existed where bullet graphics were omitted from this protection prior to version 6.2.5. This issue affects: Document Foundation LibreOffice versions prior to 6.2.5.
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.026 (85.1th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 85th percentile — 85.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.031 · newest: 0.026 · change: -0.005
Affected products
- Document Foundation Libreoffice — versions unspecified
- Libreoffice
- Canonical Ubuntu Linux — versions 16.04, 18.04, 19.04
- Debian Linux — versions 8.0
- Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 29, 30
- openSUSE Leap — versions 15.0, 15.1
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.libreoffice.org/about-us/security/advisories/CVE-2019-9849 (Vendor Advisory)
- usn.ubuntu.com/4063-1/ (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/… (vendor-advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/109374 (vdb-entry, Broken Link)
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201908-13 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/… (vendor-advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00006.html (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00067.html (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/10/msg00005.html (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2019-9849?
- CVE-2019-9849 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Document Foundation Libreoffice. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2019-07-17.
- How severe is CVE-2019-9849?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2019-9849 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.