Ubuntu Security Notice 1536-1 - It was discovered that LibreOffice incorrectly handled certain encryption tags in Open Document Text (.odt) files. If a user were tricked into opening a specially crafted file, an attacker could cause LibreOffice to crash or possibly execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user invoking the program.
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-1536-1
August 13, 2012
libreoffice vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 11.10
- Ubuntu 11.04
Summary:
LibreOffice could be made to crash or run programs as your login if it
opened a specially crafted file.
Software Description:
- libreoffice: Office productivity suite
Details:
It was discovered that LibreOffice incorrectly handled certain encryption
tags in Open Document Text (.odt) files. If a user were tricked into
opening a specially crafted file, an attacker could cause LibreOffice to
crash or possibly execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user
invoking the program.
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 12.04 LTS:
libreoffice-core 1:3.5.4-0ubuntu1.1
Ubuntu 11.10:
libreoffice-core 1:3.4.4-0ubuntu1.4
Ubuntu 11.04:
libreoffice-core 1:3.3.4-0ubuntu1.4
After a standard system update you need to restart LibreOffice to make all
the necessary changes.
References:
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1536-1
CVE-2012-2665
Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libreoffice/1:3.5.4-0ubuntu1.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libreoffice/1:3.4.4-0ubuntu1.4
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libreoffice/1:3.3.4-0ubuntu1.4