It was discovered that LibreOffice did not properly restrict automatic link updates. By tricking a victim into opening specially crafted documents, an attacker could possibly use this flaw to disclose contents of files accessible by the victim.
Find out more about CVE-2015-4551 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.
| Base Score | 4.3 |
|---|---|
| Base Metrics | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
| Access Vector | Network |
| Access Complexity | Medium |
| Authentication | None |
| Confidentiality Impact | Partial |
| Integrity Impact | None |
| Availability Impact | None |
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| Platform | Errata | Release Date |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 (libreoffice) | RHSA-2015:2619 | 2015-12-14 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 (libreoffice) | RHSA-2015:2619 | 2015-12-14 |
| Platform | Package | State |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | openoffice.org | Will not fix |
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