LibreOffice 'ReadJPEG' Function Heap Buffer Overflow Vulnerability - Windows
🗓️ 18 Aug 2017 00:00:00Reported by Copyright (C) 2017 Greenbone AGType
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| Reporter | Title | Published | Views | Family All 25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The vulnerability of the ReadJPEG function in the LibreOffice office software package allows a attacker to cause a service failure or execute arbitrary code. | 18 May 201700:00 | – | bdu_fstec | |
| LibreOffice Buffer Overflow Vulnerability | 3 May 201700:00 | – | cnvd | |
| CVE-2017-8358 | 30 Apr 201717:00 | – | cve | |
| CVE-2017-8358 | 30 Apr 201717:00 | – | cvelist | |
| CVE-2017-8358 | 30 Apr 201717:00 | – | debiancve | |
| EUVD-2017-17318 | 7 Oct 202500:30 | – | euvd | |
| KLA11017 A buffer overflow vulnerability in LibreOffice | 30 Apr 201700:00 | – | kaspersky | |
| CVE-2017-8358 | 30 Apr 201717:59 | – | nvd | |
| openSUSE Security Update : libreoffice (openSUSE-2017-1048) | 18 Sep 201700:00 | – | nessus | |
| openSUSE Security Update : libreoffice (openSUSE-2017-807) | 13 Jul 201700:00 | – | nessus |
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| Source | Link |
|---|---|
| github | www.github.com/LibreOffice/core/commit/6e6e54f944a5ebb49e9110bdeff844d00a96c56c |
| securityfocus | www.securityfocus.com/bid/98395 |
# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2017 Greenbone AG
# Some text descriptions might be excerpted from (a) referenced
# source(s), and are Copyright (C) by the respective right holder(s).
#
# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
CPE = "cpe:/a:libreoffice:libreoffice";
if(description)
{
script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.811583");
script_version("2025-10-29T05:40:29+0000");
script_cve_id("CVE-2017-8358");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"7.5");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");
script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2025-10-29 05:40:29 +0000 (Wed, 29 Oct 2025)");
script_tag(name:"severity_vector", value:"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H");
script_tag(name:"severity_origin", value:"NVD");
script_tag(name:"severity_date", value:"2017-05-20 01:29:00 +0000 (Sat, 20 May 2017)");
script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2017-08-18 12:11:47 +0530 (Fri, 18 Aug 2017)");
script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"registry");
script_name("LibreOffice 'ReadJPEG' Function Heap Buffer Overflow Vulnerability - Windows");
script_tag(name:"summary", value:"LibreOffice is prone to a heap buffer overflow vulnerability.");
script_tag(name:"vuldetect", value:"Checks if a vulnerable version is present on the target host.");
script_tag(name:"insight", value:"The flaw is due to a heap-based buffer
overflow error related to the 'ReadJPEG' function in
'vcl/source/filter/jpeg/jpegc.cxx' script.");
script_tag(name:"impact", value:"Successful exploitation will allow
attacker to execute arbitrary code within the context of the affected
application. Failed exploit attempts will result in a denial-of-service
condition.");
script_tag(name:"affected", value:"LibreOffice versions 5.2.6 and earlier
on Windows.");
script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Upgrade to LibreOffice version
5.2.7 or later. Note: 5.2 series end of life is June 4, 2017");
script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://github.com/LibreOffice/core/commit/6e6e54f944a5ebb49e9110bdeff844d00a96c56c");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98395");
script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2017 Greenbone AG");
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_family("General");
script_dependencies("gb_libreoffice_smb_login_detect.nasl",
"gb_libreoffice_portable_wmi_login_detect.nasl");
script_mandatory_keys("LibreOffice/Win/Ver");
exit(0);
}
include("host_details.inc");
include("version_func.inc");
if(!libreVer = get_app_version(cpe:CPE)){
exit(0);
}
if(version_is_less(version:libreVer, test_version:"5.2.7"))
{
report = report_fixed_ver(installed_version:libreVer, fixed_version:"Upgrade to 5.2.7 or later");
security_message(data:report);
exit(0);
}
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29 Oct 2025 00:00Current
7.7High risk
Vulners AI Score7.7
CVSS 27.5
CVSS 39.8
EPSS0.01879