Tag Archives: LibreOffice

LibreOffice 7.6.2 and LibreOffice 7.5.7 fixes CVE 2023-4863

Posted on 2023-09-29 by guenni

The developers of LibreOffice have released updates to versions 7.6.2 and 7.5.7. These security updates were required to close the CVE 2023-4863 vulnerability in libwebp (see also my post WebP vulnerability (CVE-2023-5129) affects multiple software packages such as web browser). … Continue reading →

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LibreOffice can't start after ugrade to Linux Mint 21.1

Posted on 2023-03-04 by guenni

[German]A short post from the Linux world, although I'm not yet sure if and how widespread the problem is. A blog reader contacted me last Friday and complained that his LibreOffice wouldn't start after he upgraded a Linux Mint system … Continue reading →

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OpenOffice- and LibreOffice Vulnerability CVE-2018-16858

Posted on 2019-02-16 by guenni

[German]There is a micro patch for the 0-day vulnerability CVE-2018-16858 in OpenOffice. And for the vulnerability (patched in LibreOffice by an update) there is a Proof of Concept (PoC).

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Remote Code Execution vulnerability in LibreOffice

Posted on 2019-02-03 by guenni

Libreoffice has a remote code execution vulnerability (CVE-2018-16858) that can be exploited via macro/event execution. A malicious ODT document may be used to trigger the vulnerability CVE-2018-16858.

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LibreOffice Remote File Disclosure Vulnerability CVE-2018-6871

Posted on 2018-02-10 by guenni

[German]In LibreOffice there is a Remote Arbitrary File Disclosure vulnerability (CVE-2018-68719), allowing attackers to send files to the Internet using prepared table documents. This Remote Arbitrary File Disclosure vulnerability has been closed in LibreOffice 5.4.5/6.0.1.

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LibreOffice Portable 5.4.0 fails to launch

Posted on 2017-08-29 by guenni

[German]Blog reader Ralf Lindemann stumbled upon a bug in LibreOffice 5.4.0 portable. His portable variant didn't launch under Windows. But he managed to fix that issue – and shared his findings with us.

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