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CVE-2015-4551 json

LibreOffice before 4.4.5 and Apache OpenOffice before 4.1.2 uses the stored LinkUpdateMode configuration information in OpenDocument Format…

published 10y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2015-4571

cvss
4.3
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
13.8%
EPSS 13.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 96%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

LibreOffice before 4.4.5 and Apache OpenOffice before 4.1.2 uses the stored LinkUpdateMode configuration information in OpenDocument Format files and templates when handling links, which might allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via a crafted document, which embeds data from local files into (1) Calc or (2) Writer.

Patch / fix

  • libreoffice Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 1:5.0.1~rc1-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2015-4551

  • libreoffice Ubuntu 14.04 LTS 1:4.2.8-0ubuntu3

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2015-4551

Ubuntu security data © Canonical Ltd., from https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices via OSV; changed: normalised to fixed package versions per release. CC BY-SA 4.0

  • libreoffice RHEL 6 1:4.2.8.2-11.el6_7.1
  • libreoffice RHEL 7 1:4.3.7.2-5.el7_2.1
  • autocorr-af RHEL 6 1:4.2.8.2-11.el6_7.1
  • autocorr-af RHEL 7 1:4.3.7.2-5.el7_2.1
  • autocorr-bg RHEL 6 1:4.2.8.2-11.el6_7.1
  • autocorr-bg RHEL 7 1:4.3.7.2-5.el7_2.1
  • autocorr-ca RHEL 6 1:4.2.8.2-11.el6_7.1
  • autocorr-ca RHEL 7 1:4.3.7.2-5.el7_2.1

red hat advisories RHSA-2015:2619

  • hyphen SLED 11 SP4, SLE Software Development Kit 11 SP4 2.8.8-2.1
  • mythes SLED 11 SP4, SLE Software Development Kit 11 SP4 1.2.4-2.1
  • libvoikko SLED 11 SP4, SLE Software Development Kit 11 SP4 3.7.1-5.2
  • libreoffice SLED 11 SP4, SLE Software Development Kit 11 SP4 5.0.4.2-23.1
  • python-importlib SLED 11 SP4, SLE Software Development Kit 11 SP4 1.0.2-0.8.1
  • libreoffice-voikko SLED 11 SP4, SLE Software Development Kit 11 SP4 4.1-2.26
  • google-carlito-fonts SLED 11 SP4, SLE Software Development Kit 11 SP4 1.1.03.beta1-2.1
  • myspell-dictionaries SLED 11 SP4, SLE Software Development Kit 11 SP4 20150827-23.1

suse advisories SUSE-SU-2016:0324-1SUSE-SU-2015:1915-1

  • libreoffice openSUSE Tumbleweed 5.2.3.3-2.2

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2024:10006-1

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Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2015-4551 updated cvss 4.3

libreoffice: Arbitrary file disclosure in Calc and Writer

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 openoffice.org
    affected: no fix planned “Will not fix”
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) autocorr-af 4.3.7.2-5.el7_2.1, autocorr-bg 4.3.7.2-5.el7_2.1, autocorr-ca 4.3.7.2-5.el7_2.1, autocorr-cs 4.3.7.2-5.el7_2.1, autocorr-da 4.3.7.2-5.el7_2.1, autocorr-de 4.3.7.2-5.el7_2.1, +43 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) libreoffice 4.3.7.2-5.el7_2.1, libreoffice-bsh 4.3.7.2-5.el7_2.1, libreoffice-sdk 4.3.7.2-5.el7_2.1, libreoffice-glade 4.3.7.2-5.el7_2.1, libreoffice-rhino 4.3.7.2-5.el7_2.1, libreoffice-filters 4.3.7.2-5.el7_2.1, +7 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) autocorr-af 4.2.8.2-11.el6_7.1, autocorr-bg 4.2.8.2-11.el6_7.1, autocorr-ca 4.2.8.2-11.el6_7.1, autocorr-cs 4.2.8.2-11.el6_7.1, autocorr-da 4.2.8.2-11.el6_7.1, autocorr-de 4.2.8.2-11.el6_7.1, +44 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6) autocorr-is 4.2.8.2-11.el6_7.1, libreoffice 4.2.8.2-11.el6_7.1, libreoffice-bsh 4.2.8.2-11.el6_7.1, libreoffice-sdk 4.2.8.2-11.el6_7.1, libreoffice-glade 4.2.8.2-11.el6_7.1, libreoffice-rhino 4.2.8.2-11.el6_7.1, +4 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6) autocorr-af 4.2.8.2-11.el6_7.1, autocorr-bg 4.2.8.2-11.el6_7.1, autocorr-ca 4.2.8.2-11.el6_7.1, autocorr-cs 4.2.8.2-11.el6_7.1, autocorr-da 4.2.8.2-11.el6_7.1, autocorr-de 4.2.8.2-11.el6_7.1, +53 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) autocorr-af 4.3.7.2-5.el7_2.1, autocorr-bg 4.3.7.2-5.el7_2.1, autocorr-ca 4.3.7.2-5.el7_2.1, autocorr-cs 4.3.7.2-5.el7_2.1, autocorr-da 4.3.7.2-5.el7_2.1, autocorr-de 4.3.7.2-5.el7_2.1, +55 more
    +4 more products
    Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) autocorr-af 4.2.8.2-11.el6_7.1, autocorr-bg 4.2.8.2-11.el6_7.1, autocorr-ca 4.2.8.2-11.el6_7.1, autocorr-cs 4.2.8.2-11.el6_7.1, autocorr-da 4.2.8.2-11.el6_7.1, autocorr-de 4.2.8.2-11.el6_7.1, +44 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) autocorr-af 4.3.7.2-5.el7_2.1, autocorr-bg 4.3.7.2-5.el7_2.1, autocorr-ca 4.3.7.2-5.el7_2.1, autocorr-cs 4.3.7.2-5.el7_2.1, autocorr-da 4.3.7.2-5.el7_2.1, autocorr-de 4.3.7.2-5.el7_2.1, +43 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6) autocorr-is 4.2.8.2-11.el6_7.1, libreoffice 4.2.8.2-11.el6_7.1, libreoffice-bsh 4.2.8.2-11.el6_7.1, libreoffice-sdk 4.2.8.2-11.el6_7.1, libreoffice-glade 4.2.8.2-11.el6_7.1, libreoffice-rhino 4.2.8.2-11.el6_7.1, +4 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7) libreoffice 4.3.7.2-5.el7_2.1, libreoffice-bsh 4.3.7.2-5.el7_2.1, libreoffice-sdk 4.3.7.2-5.el7_2.1, libreoffice-glade 4.3.7.2-5.el7_2.1, libreoffice-rhino 4.3.7.2-5.el7_2.1, libreoffice-filters 4.3.7.2-5.el7_2.1, +7 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2015:2619

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Exploit prediction

13.83% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 96% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 4.3 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

References

Sources

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