LibreOffice up to 3.6 vcllo.dll null pointer dereference

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in LibreOffice up to 3.6. This affects an unknown part in the library vcllo.dll. The manipulation results in null pointer dereference. This vulnerability was named CVE-2012-4233. There is no available exploit. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in LibreOffice up to 3.6 (Office Suite Software). It has been classified as problematic. Affected is some unknown functionality in the library vcllo.dll. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a null pointer dereference vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-476. A NULL pointer dereference occurs when the application dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid, but is NULL, typically causing a crash or exit. This is going to have an impact on availability. CVE summarizes:

LibreOffice 3.5.x before 3.5.7.2 and 3.6.x before 3.6.1, and OpenOffice.org (OOo), allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) via a crafted (1) odt file to vcllo.dll, (2) ODG (Drawing document) file to svxcorelo.dll, (3) PolyPolygon record in a .wmf (Window Meta File) file embedded in a ppt (PowerPoint) file to tllo.dll, or (4) xls (Excel) file to scfiltlo.dll.

The weakness was presented 11/19/2012 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at htbridge.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2012-4233 since 08/09/2012. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 73333 (LibreOffice < 3.5.7 / 3.6.1 Multiple Denial of Service Vulnerabilities (Mac OS X)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family MacOS X Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 166529 (OpenSuSE Security Update for LibreOffice - stability 3.5 (openSUSE-SU-2013:0173-1)).

Upgrading to version 3.5.3 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (79728), Tenable (73333), SecurityFocus (BID 56352†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-37005†). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Null pointer dereference
CWE: CWE-476 / CWE-404
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Nessus ID: 73333
Nessus Name: LibreOffice < 3.5.7 / 3.6.1 Multiple Denial of Service Vulnerabilities (Mac OS X)
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OpenVAS ID: 72565
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 2570-1 (openoffice.org)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: LibreOffice 3.5.3
Patch: cgit.freedesktop.org

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08/09/2012 🔍
10/31/2012 +83 days 🔍
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11/06/2012 +6 days 🔍
11/19/2012 +13 days 🔍
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04/04/2014 +501 days 🔍
03/24/2015 +354 days 🔍
12/30/2024 +3569 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: dsa-2570
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2012-4233 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-4233
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-62988

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X-Force: 79728
SecurityFocus: 56352 - LibreOffice and OpenOffice Multiple NULL Pointer Dereference Denial of Service Vulnerabilities
Vulnerability Center: 37005 - OpenOffice and LibreOffice 3.5.5.3 Multiple Denial of Service Vulnerabilities, Medium

Entryinfo

Created: 03/24/2015 12:22
Updated: 12/30/2024 04:32
Changes: 03/24/2015 12:22 (65), 04/20/2017 14:16 (6), 12/20/2021 08:32 (4), 12/20/2021 08:34 (1), 12/20/2021 08:35 (1), 12/30/2024 04:32 (20)
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