SB2019020401 - Debian update for libreoffice
Published: February 4, 2019
Security Bulletin ID
SB2019020401
Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Path traversal (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-16858)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform directory traversal attacks.
The vulnerability exists due to input validation error. A remote attacker can trick the victim into opening a specially crafted Office file, conduct path traversal attack and execute a python method from a script in any arbitrary file system location
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.