CVE-2018-14939
CRITICALLibreOffice < 6.0.5 - Buffer Overflow via get_app_path realpath Mishandling
Title source: llmDescription
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