Allele Security Alert
ASA-2019-00457
Identifier(s)
ASA-2019-00457, CVE-2019-9849
Title
Remote bullet graphics retrieved in ‘stealth mode’
Vendor(s)
The Document Foundation
Product(s)
LibreOffice
Affected version(s)
LibreOffice versions before 6.2.5
Fixed version(s)
LibreOffice version 6.2.5
Proof of concept
Unknown
Description
LibreOffice has a ‘stealth mode’ in which only documents from locations deemed ‘trusted’ are allowed to retrieve remote resources. This mode is not the default mode, but can be enabled by users who want to disable LibreOffice’s ability to include remote resources within a document. A flaw existed where bullet graphics were omitted from this protection prior to version 6.2.5.
Technical details
Unknown
Credits
Matei Badanoiu
Reference(s)
CVE-2019-9849
https://www.libreoffice.org/about-us/security/advisories/CVE-2019-9849
CVE-2019-9849
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-9849
CVE-2019-9849
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-9849
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Last modified: July 19, 2019