CVE-2015-4551

Description

LibreOffice before 4.4.5 and Apache OpenOffice before 4.1.2 uses the stored LinkUpdateMode configuration information in OpenDocument Format files and templates when handling links, which might allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via a crafted document, which embeds data from local files into (1) Calc or (2) Writer.

Category

4.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 3.93% Top 15%
Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory libreoffice.org Vendor Advisory openoffice.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034085 vdb entry third party advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201611-03 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034091 vdb entry third party advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html third party advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-2619.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2793-1 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/77486 vdb entry third party advisory broken link
http://www.libreoffice.org/about-us/security/advisories/cve-2015-4551/ vendor advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201603-05 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.openoffice.org/security/cves/CVE-2015-4551.html vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3394 third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2015-4551?
CVE-2015-4551 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2015-4551?
To fix CVE-2015-4551, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2015-4551 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2015-4551 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~4% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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