First published: Fri Nov 07 2014(Updated: )
Use-after-free vulnerability in the socket manager of Impress Remote in LibreOffice 4.x before 4.2.7 and 4.3.x before 4.3.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted request to TCP port 1599.
Credit: secalert@redhat.com
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
---|---|---|
redhat enterprise Linux desktop | =7.0 | |
redhat enterprise Linux server | =7.0 | |
redhat enterprise Linux workstation | =7.0 | |
Ubuntu Linux | =14.04 | |
Ubuntu Linux | =14.10 | |
The Document Foundation LibreOffice | =4.0.0 | |
The Document Foundation LibreOffice | =4.0.1 | |
The Document Foundation LibreOffice | =4.0.2 | |
The Document Foundation LibreOffice | =4.0.3 | |
The Document Foundation LibreOffice | =4.0.3.3 | |
The Document Foundation LibreOffice | =4.0.4.2 | |
The Document Foundation LibreOffice | =4.1.0 | |
The Document Foundation LibreOffice | =4.1.1 | |
The Document Foundation LibreOffice | =4.1.2 | |
The Document Foundation LibreOffice | =4.1.3 | |
The Document Foundation LibreOffice | =4.1.4 | |
The Document Foundation LibreOffice | =4.2.0 | |
The Document Foundation LibreOffice | =4.2.1 | |
The Document Foundation LibreOffice | =4.2.2 | |
The Document Foundation LibreOffice | =4.2.3 | |
The Document Foundation LibreOffice | =4.2.4 | |
The Document Foundation LibreOffice | =4.2.5 | |
The Document Foundation LibreOffice | =4.2.6 | |
The Document Foundation LibreOffice | =4.3.0 | |
The Document Foundation LibreOffice | =4.3.1 | |
The Document Foundation LibreOffice | =4.3.2 | |
openSUSE | =13.1 |
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CVE-2014-3693 is classified as a high-severity vulnerability due to its potential to cause denial of service or arbitrary code execution.
To fix CVE-2014-3693, it is recommended to update LibreOffice to version 4.2.7 or 4.3.3 or later.
CVE-2014-3693 affects multiple versions of LibreOffice and specific versions of Red Hat Enterprise Linux and Ubuntu.
CVE-2014-3693 is a use-after-free vulnerability that compromises the socket manager in LibreOffice.
Yes, CVE-2014-3693 can be exploited by remote attackers to crash the system or potentially execute arbitrary code.