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critical 9.8

CVE-2019-9848 in the critical feed json

LibreOffice has a feature where documents can specify that pre-installed scripts can be executed on various document events such as mouse-o…

published 7y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2019-19204

cvss
9.8
version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
28.9%
EPSS 28.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 98%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

LibreOffice has a feature where documents can specify that pre-installed scripts can be executed on various document events such as mouse-over, etc. LibreOffice is typically also bundled with LibreLogo, a programmable turtle vector graphics script, which can be manipulated into executing arbitrary python commands. By using the document event feature to trigger LibreLogo to execute python contained within a document a malicious document could be constructed which would execute arbitrary python commands silently without warning. In the fixed versions, LibreLogo cannot be called from a document event handler. This issue affects: Document Foundation LibreOffice versions prior to 6.2.5.

Patch / fix

  • Document Foundation LibreOffice 6.2.5
  • libreoffice Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 1:6.3.0~rc1-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2019-9848

  • libreoffice Ubuntu 16.04 LTS 1:5.1.6~rc2-0ubuntu1~xenial8
  • libreoffice Ubuntu 18.04 LTS 1:6.0.7-0ubuntu0.18.04.8

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2019-9848

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  • libreoffice RHEL 7 1:5.3.6.1-24.el7
  • autocorr-af RHEL 7 1:5.3.6.1-24.el7
  • autocorr-bg RHEL 7 1:5.3.6.1-24.el7
  • autocorr-ca RHEL 7 1:5.3.6.1-24.el7
  • autocorr-cs RHEL 7 1:5.3.6.1-24.el7
  • autocorr-da RHEL 7 1:5.3.6.1-24.el7
  • autocorr-de RHEL 7 1:5.3.6.1-24.el7
  • autocorr-en RHEL 7 1:5.3.6.1-24.el7

red hat advisories RHSA-2020:1151

  • libreoffice SLE Workstation Extension 15 SP1 6.2.7.1-8.10.1
  • libreoffice SLED 12 SP4, SLE Workstation Extension 12 SP4, SLE Software Development Kit 12 SP4 6.2.7.1-43.56.3
  • libreoffice SLE Workstation Extension 15 6.2.6.2-3.21.1

suse advisories SUSE-SU-2019:2402-1SUSE-SU-2019:2401-1SUSE-SU-2019:2231-1

  • libreoffice openSUSE Tumbleweed 7.1.5.2-3.13
  • libreoffice openSUSE Leap 15.1 6.2.7.1-lp151.3.6.1
  • libreoffice openSUSE Leap 15.0 6.2.6.2-lp150.2.16.1

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2024:10983-1openSUSE-SU-2019:2183-1openSUSE-SU-2019:2057-1

  • libreoffice Alpine 3.24, Alpine 3.23, Alpine 3.22 +12 more 6.2.5.2-r0

alpine advisories ALPINE-CVE-2019-9848

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  • libreoffice-fresh Arch Linux 6.2.5-1
  • libreoffice-still Arch Linux 6.2.6-1

arch linux advisories AVG-1009AVG-1010

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red hat product security vex CVE-2019-9848 updated cvss 7.3

libreoffice: LibreLogo script can be manipulated into executing arbitrary python commands

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 autocorr-af, autocorr-bg, autocorr-ca, autocorr-cs, autocorr-da, autocorr-de, +60 more
    affected: no fix planned “Out of support scope”
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) autocorr-af 5.3.6.1-24.el7, autocorr-bg 5.3.6.1-24.el7, autocorr-ca 5.3.6.1-24.el7, autocorr-cs 5.3.6.1-24.el7, autocorr-da 5.3.6.1-24.el7, autocorr-de 5.3.6.1-24.el7, +51 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) libreoffice 5.3.6.1-24.el7, libreoffice-bsh 5.3.6.1-24.el7, libreoffice-sdk 5.3.6.1-24.el7, libreoffice-glade 5.3.6.1-24.el7, libreoffice-rhino 5.3.6.1-24.el7, libreoffice-help-ar 5.3.6.1-24.el7, +48 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) autocorr-af 5.3.6.1-24.el7, autocorr-bg 5.3.6.1-24.el7, autocorr-ca 5.3.6.1-24.el7, autocorr-cs 5.3.6.1-24.el7, autocorr-da 5.3.6.1-24.el7, autocorr-de 5.3.6.1-24.el7, +104 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) autocorr-af 5.3.6.1-24.el7, autocorr-bg 5.3.6.1-24.el7, autocorr-ca 5.3.6.1-24.el7, autocorr-cs 5.3.6.1-24.el7, autocorr-da 5.3.6.1-24.el7, autocorr-de 5.3.6.1-24.el7, +51 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7) libreoffice 5.3.6.1-24.el7, libreoffice-bsh 5.3.6.1-24.el7, libreoffice-sdk 5.3.6.1-24.el7, libreoffice-glade 5.3.6.1-24.el7, libreoffice-rhino 5.3.6.1-24.el7, libreoffice-help-ar 5.3.6.1-24.el7, +48 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2020:1151
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 autocorr-af, autocorr-bg, autocorr-ca, autocorr-cs, autocorr-da, autocorr-de, +98 more
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

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Exploit prediction

28.87% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 98% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.1 9.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 2.0 7.5 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected products

  • Document Foundation LibreOffice

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-94 Improper Control of Generation of Code

References

Sources

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