CVE-2019-9851: LibreLogo global-event script execution

Published Aug 15, 2019
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Updated

A vulnerability was found in LibreOffice prior to 6.2.6. LibreOffice is typically bundled with LibreLogo, a programmable turtle vector graphics script, which can execute arbitrary python commands contained with the document it is launched from. Protection was added, to address CVE-2019-9848, to block calling LibreLogo from document event script handers, e.g. mouse over. However LibreOffice also has a separate feature where documents can specify that pre-installed scripts can be executed on various global script events such as document-open, etc. In the fixed versions, global script event handlers are validated equivalently to document script event handlers.

Reference: https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154168/LibreOffice-Macro-Python-Code-Execution.html https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Aug/28

Other sources

LibreOffice is typically bundled with LibreLogo, a programmable turtle vector graphics script, which can execute arbitrary python commands contained with the document it is launched from. Protection was added, to address CVE-2019-9848, to block calling LibreLogo from document event script handers, e.g. mouse over. However LibreOffice also has a separate feature where documents can specify that pre-installed scripts can be executed on various global script events such as document-open, etc. In the fixed versions, global script event handlers are validated equivalently to document script event handlers. This issue affects: Document Foundation LibreOffice versions prior to 6.2.6.

Launchpad

Affected Software

13 affected componentsFixes available
redhat/LibreOffice<6.2.6
6.2.6
redhat/LibreOffice<6.3.0
6.3.0
Canonical Ubuntu Linux=16.04
Canonical Ubuntu Linux=18.04
Canonical Ubuntu Linux=19.04
Debian Debian Linux=8.0
Debian Debian Linux=9.0
Debian Debian Linux=10.0
Fedoraproject Fedora=29
openSUSE Leap=15.0
openSUSE Leap=15.1
LibreOffice Libreoffice<6.2.6
debian/libreoffice
1:7.0.4-4+deb11u101:7.0.4-4+deb11u134:7.4.7-1+deb12u104:7.4.7-1+deb12u84:25.2.3-2+deb13u34:26.2.0-1

Event History

Aug 15, 2019
CVE Published
via MITRE·09:35 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·09:35 PM
DescriptionWeakness
Data Sourced
via NVD·10:15 PM
DescriptionSeverityWeaknessAffected Software
Feb 23, 2026
Data Sourced
via Ubuntu·05:45 PM
RemedyDescriptionSeverityAffected Software
Data Sourced
via Launchpad·05:45 PM
Description
Data Sourced
via Debian·05:45 PM
DescriptionAffected Software
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