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CVE-2018-14939
CRITICAL · CVSS 9.8
EPSS exploitation probability: 0%
Published 2018-08-05T18:29:00.207 · Last modified 2026-06-17T01:41:55.490

Summary

The get_app_path function in desktop/unx/source/start.c in LibreOffice through 6.0.5 mishandles the realpath function in certain environments such as FreeBSD libc, which might allow attackers to cause a denial of service (buffer overflow and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact if LibreOffice is automatically launched during web browsing with pathnames controlled by a remote web site.

Affected products

libreoffice — libreoffice

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References

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