CVE-2019-9848

Critical

Description

LibreOffice has a feature where documents can specify that pre-installed scripts can be executed on various document events such as mouse-over, etc. LibreOffice is typically also bundled with LibreLogo, a programmable turtle vector graphics script, which can be manipulated into executing arbitrary python commands. By using the document event feature to trigger LibreLogo to execute python contained within a document a malicious document could be constructed which would execute arbitrary python commands silently without warning. In the fixed versions, LibreLogo cannot be called from a document event handler. This issue affects: Document Foundation LibreOffice versions prior to 6.2.5.

SeverityCritical
CVSS9.8
Exploit probability—
ProductLibreoffice
PublishedJul 17, 2019
First seenJul 17, 2019

How to fix

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
libreoffice libreofficev < 6.2.56.2.5
canonical ubuntu_linux16.04, 18.04, 19.04—
fedoraproject fedora29, 30—
debian debian_linux8.0—
opensuse leap15.0, 15.1—

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