9.8

CVE-2018-6871: canonical ubuntu_linux

CVSS: 9.8v3.0CriticalModified
AliasesSUSE-SU-2018:0428-1SUSE-SU-2018:0443-1RHSA-2018:0418
Published 09-02-2018Last modified 05-08-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2018-6871 is a critical (CVSS 9.8) vulnerability in canonical ubuntu_linux. EPSS estimates a 22.80% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 97.7% of scored vulnerabilities. 2 public exploits are recorded.

Overall risk
70/100
0100
High · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
9.8/10
010
Critical · v3.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
22.80%
0%100%
High · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits2github, exploit-database

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 2 · Duplicates 1 · Related 1

Timeline

  1. 09-02-2018
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 05-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

LibreOffice before 5.4.5 and 6.x before 6.0.1 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via =WEBSERVICE calls in a document, which use the COM.MICROSOFT.WEBSERVICE function.

CVSS metrics

5 scores · 4 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

22.80%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

98%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 22.80% on 20-09-2026

20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score
22.80%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

2 found
  • githubUnverified

    Libreoffice Remote Arbitrary File Disclosure

    Maturity: poc

  • exploit-databaseremotelinuxUnverified

    LibreOffice < 6.0.1 - '=WEBSERVICE' Remote Arbitrary File Disclosure

    Maturity: poc

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

No weakness data has been published for this record.

Affected systems

Redhat141 products
Suse6 products
  • libreoffice&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP2< 5.4.5.1-40.24.1
  • libreoffice&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP3< 5.4.5.1-43.19.1
  • libreoffice&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP2< 5.4.5.1-40.24.1
  • libreoffice&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP3< 5.4.5.1-43.19.1
  • libreoffice&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12 SP2< 5.4.5.1-40.24.1
Debian2 products
  • libreoffice< 1:6.0.1-1 | < 1:5.2.7-1+deb9u2 | < 1:4.3.3-2+deb8u10
  • debian_linuxEOL9.0
Canonical1 product
Libreoffice1 product
  • libreoffice< 5.4.5 | 6.0.0 | 6.0.0:alpha1 | 6.0.0:beta1 | 6.0.0:beta2
Ubuntu1 product
  • libreoffice< 1:4.2.8-0ubuntu5.3 | < 1:5.1.6~rc2-0ubuntu1~xenial3

6 vendors · 152 products

References

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