LibreOffice 5.1.6/5.2.2/5.3.0 Calc/Writer information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in LibreOffice 5.1.6/5.2.2/5.3.0. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Calc/Writer. The manipulation leads to information disclosure. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2017-3157. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in LibreOffice 5.1.6/5.2.2/5.3.0 (Office Suite Software). This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Calc/Writer. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. Impacted is confidentiality.

The bug was discovered 02/22/2017. The weakness was shared 02/22/2017 by Ben Hayak as CVE-2017-3157 Arbitrary file disclosure in Calc and Writer as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at libreoffice.org. The vendor cooperated in the coordination of the public release. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2017-3157 since 12/05/2016. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1592 for this issue.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 97497 (LibreOffice < 5.1.6 / 5.2.5 / 5.3.0 Multiple Vulnerabilities (macOS)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family MacOS X Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 157507 (Oracle Enterprise Linux Security Update for libreoffice (ELSA-2017-1975)).

Upgrading to version 5.1.6, 5.2.5 or 5.3.0 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (97497), SecurityFocus (BID 96402†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1037893†). seclists.org is providing further details. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 97497
Nessus Name: LibreOffice < 5.1.6 / 5.2.5 / 5.3.0 Multiple Vulnerabilities (macOS)
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OpenVAS ID: 881932
OpenVAS Name: CentOS Update for autocorr-af CESA-2017:0979 centos6
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: LibreOffice 5.1.6/5.2.5/5.3.0

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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: CVE-2017-3157 Arbitrary file disclosure in Calc and Writer
Researcher: Ben Hayak
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2017-3157 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-3157
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-97229

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SecurityFocus: 96402 - LibreOffice CVE-2017-3157 Local Information Disclosure Vulnerability
OSVDB: - CVE-2017-3157 - Apache - OpenOffice - Information Disclosure Issue
SecurityTracker: 1037893

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Entryinfo

Created: 02/24/2017 08:14
Updated: 08/17/2020 17:00
Changes: 02/24/2017 08:14 (81), 08/17/2020 17:00 (6)
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