CVE-2015-4551
Advisory lineage Upstream: 0 Downstream: 9
Modified
Published: 10 Nov 2015, 16:00
Last modified:06 Aug 2024, 06:18
Vulnerability Summary
Overall Risk (default)
low
19/100 CVSS Score
4.3 MEDIUM
v2.0 (nvd)
EPSS Score
7.75% LOW
8% probability -1.85%
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected
Timeline
10 Nov 2015, 16:00
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
06 Aug 2024, 06:18
Last Modified
Vulnerability 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
- v2.0•MEDIUM•Score: 4.3AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
EPSS Trends
Current EPSS score: 7.75%• Percentile: 92%
Techniques & Countermeasures
- CWE-200•Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information.
Affected Systems
- apache•openoffice
≤ 4.1.1
- canonical•ubuntu_linux
12.04 | 14.04 | 15.04
- debian•debian_linux
7.0 | 8.0
- libreoffice•libreoffice
≤ 4.4.4
References (11)
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034085
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201611-03
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034091
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-2619.html
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2793-1
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/77486
- http://www.libreoffice.org/about-us/security/advisories/cve-2015-4551/
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201603-05
- http://www.openoffice.org/security/cves/CVE-2015-4551.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3394