SB2019090734 - Fedora 29 update for libreoffice
Published: September 7, 2019 Updated: April 25, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2019090734
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) Improper access control (CVE-ID: CVE-2019-9854)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain unauthorized access to otherwise restricted functionality.
The vulnerability exists due to unsafe URL assembly flaw in allowed script location check. A remote authenticated attacker can execute script in arbitrary locations on the filesystem by employing a URL encoding attack to defeat the path verification step.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.