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CVE-2015-5214 json

LibreOffice before 4.4.6 and 5.x before 5.0.1 and Apache OpenOffice before 4.1.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memo…

published 10y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2015-5212

cvss
6.8
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
9.0%
EPSS 9.0% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 95%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

LibreOffice before 4.4.6 and 5.x before 5.0.1 and Apache OpenOffice before 4.1.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) or execute arbitrary code via an index to a non-existent bookmark in a DOC file.

Patch / fix

  • libreoffice Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 1:5.0.1~rc2-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2015-5214

  • libreoffice Ubuntu 14.04 LTS 1:4.2.8-0ubuntu3

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2015-5214

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  • 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-2015-5214 updated cvss 5.8

libreoffice: Bookmarks in DOC documents are insufficiently checked causing memory corruption

  • 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

8.99% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 95% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 6.8 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

Sources

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