Oval Definition:oval:com.ubuntu.xenial:def:201814939000
Revision Date:2018-08-05Version:1
Title:CVE-2018-14939 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (xenial) - medium.
Description:The get_app_path function in desktop/unx/source/start.c in LibreOffice through 6.0.5 mishandles the realpath function in certain environments such as FreeBSD libc, which might allow attackers to cause a denial of service (buffer overflow and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact if LibreOffice is automatically launched during web browsing with pathnames controlled by a remote web site.
Family:unixClass:vulnerability
Status:Reference(s):CVE-2018-14939
Platform(s):Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
Product(s):
Definition Synopsis
  • Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (xenial) is installed.
  • AND NOT While related to the CVE in some way, the 'libreoffice' package in xenial is not affected.
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