CVE-2015-4551: apache openoffice
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2015-4551 is a medium (CVSS 4.3) vulnerability in apache openoffice. EPSS estimates a 13.83% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 96.5% of scored vulnerabilities.
Not severe (CVSS 4.3, network access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources
Source freshness unavailable
How is this decided?Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 7 · Related 4Timeline
- 10-11-2015PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 06-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
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.
CVSS metrics
1 score · 1 source · 1 versionEPSS trend
Probability
13.83%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
97%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
No change 0.00 pp
From 13.83% on 04-10-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEVNot in the CISA KEV catalog.
ENISA CNWNot in the ENISA CNW catalog.
CIRCLNot in the CIRCL catalog.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Known conditions: network-reachable, no authentication (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.
Debian2 products
- libreoffice< 1:5.0.1~rc1-1
- debian_linuxEOL7.0 | 8.0
Apache1 product
- openoffice≤ 4.1.1
Canonical1 product
- ubuntu_linuxEOL12.04 | 14.04 | 15.04
Libreoffice1 product
- libreoffice≤ 4.4.4
Ubuntu1 product
- libreoffice< 1:4.2.8-0ubuntu3
5 vendors · 6 products
References
16 links- www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.htmlX Refsource CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
