CVE-2018-14939

CRITICAL

LibreOffice < 6.0.5 - Buffer Overflow via get_app_path realpath Mishandling

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

The get_app_path function in desktop/unx/source/start.c in LibreOffice through 6.0.5 mishandles the realpath function in certain environments such as FreeBSD libc, which might allow attackers to cause a denial of service (buffer overflow and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact if LibreOffice is automatically launched during web browsing with pathnames controlled by a remote web site.

References (2)

Core 2
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105047
Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=118514

Scores

CVSS v3 9.8
EPSS 0.0222
EPSS Percentile 80.4%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-119
Status published
Products (1)
libreoffice/libreoffice < 6.0.5
Published Aug 05, 2018
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026