Critical severity · published Aug 5, 2018
CVE-2018-14939
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…
9.8
CVSS
2.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)2.2% · higher than 82% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
LI
Libreoffice · Libreoffice
through 6.0.5 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-14939
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-14939
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105047
Third Party Advisory
https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=118514
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