CVE-2019-9848

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.

Affected Software

VendorProductVersion RangeStatus
Document FoundationLibreOfficeunspecified < 6.2.5affected

Weaknesses

  • LibreOffice is typically bundled with LibreLogo, a programmable turtle vector graphics script, which could be leveraged to by an attacker document to silently execute arbitrary python commands

ADP Enrichment

CVE Program Container

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