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CVE-2016-0794 json

The lwp filter in LibreOffice before 5.0.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or possibly have unspec…

published 2016-02-18 10 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2016-0805

cvss
7.8
version 3.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
2.8%
EPSS 2.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 86%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

The lwp filter in LibreOffice before 5.0.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted LotusWordPro (lwp) document.

Patch / fix

  • libreoffice Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 1:5.0.5~rc1-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2016-0794

  • libreoffice Ubuntu 14.04 LTS 1:4.2.8-0ubuntu4

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2016-0794

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  • libreoffice RHEL 7 1:5.0.6.2-3.el7
  • mdds RHEL 7 0.12.1-1.el7
  • libcmis RHEL 7 0.5.1-2.el7
  • autocorr-af RHEL 7 1:5.0.6.2-3.el7
  • autocorr-bg RHEL 7 1:5.0.6.2-3.el7
  • autocorr-ca RHEL 7 1:5.0.6.2-3.el7
  • autocorr-cs RHEL 7 1:5.0.6.2-3.el7
  • autocorr-da RHEL 7 1:5.0.6.2-3.el7

red hat advisories RHSA-2016:2579

  • boost SLED 12 SP1, SLED 12, SLE Workstation Extension 12 SP1 +3 more 1.54.0-15.1
  • hyphen SLED 12 SP1, SLED 12, SLE Workstation Extension 12 SP1 +3 more 2.8.8-12.1
  • libwps SLED 12 SP1, SLED 12, SLE Workstation Extension 12 SP1 +3 more 0.4.2-6.1
  • hunspell SLED 12 SP1, SLED 12, SLE Software Development Kit 12 SP1 +1 more 1.3.2-18.1
  • libixion SLED 12 SP1, SLED 12, SLE Workstation Extension 12 SP1 +3 more 0.11.0-6.2
  • liborcus SLED 12 SP1, SLED 12, SLE Workstation Extension 12 SP1 +3 more 0.11.0-6.1
  • libvisio SLED 12 SP1, SLED 12, SLE Workstation Extension 12 SP1 +3 more 0.1.5-7.1
  • libetonyek SLED 12 SP1, SLED 12, SLE Workstation Extension 12 SP1 +3 more 0.1.6-6.3

suse advisories SUSE-SU-2016:1728-1

  • libreoffice openSUSE Tumbleweed 5.2.3.3-2.2

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2024:10006-1

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-2016-0794 updated cvss 6.8

libreoffice: Multiple out-of-bounds overflows in lwp filter

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 autocorr-af, autocorr-bg, autocorr-ca, autocorr-cs, autocorr-da, autocorr-de, +60 more
    affected: no fix planned “Will not fix”
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) libcmis 0.5.1-2.el7, libpagemaker 0.0.3-1.el7, autocorr-af 5.0.6.2-3.el7, autocorr-bg 5.0.6.2-3.el7, autocorr-ca 5.0.6.2-3.el7, autocorr-cs 5.0.6.2-3.el7, +45 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) mdds 0.12.1-1.el7, libcmis-tools 0.5.1-2.el7, libreoffice 5.0.6.2-3.el7, libreoffice-bsh 5.0.6.2-3.el7, libreoffice-sdk 5.0.6.2-3.el7, libpagemaker-tools 0.0.3-1.el7, +9 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) mdds 0.12.1-1.el7, libcmis 0.5.1-2.el7, libpagemaker 0.0.3-1.el7, autocorr-af 5.0.6.2-3.el7, autocorr-bg 5.0.6.2-3.el7, autocorr-ca 5.0.6.2-3.el7, +59 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) libcmis 0.5.1-2.el7, libpagemaker 0.0.3-1.el7, autocorr-af 5.0.6.2-3.el7, autocorr-bg 5.0.6.2-3.el7, autocorr-ca 5.0.6.2-3.el7, autocorr-cs 5.0.6.2-3.el7, +45 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7) mdds 0.12.1-1.el7, libcmis-tools 0.5.1-2.el7, libreoffice 5.0.6.2-3.el7, libreoffice-bsh 5.0.6.2-3.el7, libreoffice-sdk 5.0.6.2-3.el7, libpagemaker-tools 0.0.3-1.el7, +9 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2016:2579
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 openoffice.org
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

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Exploit prediction

2.81% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 86% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.0 7.8 CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 2.0 9.3 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Classification

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

References

Sources

Fencer Intel keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.