CVE-2018-14939

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.

Risk Information

Base Score
9.8
MODERATE
Vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score
Exploitation Probability
0.506

Associated Vulnerability

VulnerabilityOS Platform
Multiple vulnerabilities affected in LibreOffice (x64) 6.0.5Windows
Multiple vulnerabilities affected in LibreOffice 6.0.5Windows

Patch Details

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Patch IDPatch Description
PATCH-343131LibreOffice (x64) (24.8.3)
PATCH-340893LibreOffice (24.8.0)

References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-1234
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-1234