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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.871412
Category:Red Hat Local Security Checks
Title:RedHat Update for libreoffice RHSA-2015:1458-01
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'libreoffice'; package(s) announced via the referenced advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'libreoffice'
package(s) announced via the referenced advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
LibreOffice is an open source, community-developed office productivity
suite. It includes key desktop applications, such as a word processor, a
spreadsheet, a presentation manager, a formula editor, and a drawing
program. LibreOffice replaces OpenOffice and provides a similar but
enhanced and extended office suite.

A flaw was found in the way the LibreOffice HWP (Hangul Word Processor)
file filter processed certain HWP documents. An attacker able to trick a
user into opening a specially crafted HWP document could possibly use this
flaw to execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user opening that
document. (CVE-2015-1774)

The libreoffice packages have been upgraded to upstream version 4.2.8.2,
which provides a number of bug fixes and enhancements over the previous
version, including:

* OpenXML interoperability has been improved.

* This update adds additional statistics functions to the Calc application,
thus improving interoperability with Microsoft Excel and its 'Analysis
ToolPak' add-in.

* Various performance improvements have been implemented in Calc.

* This update adds new import filters for importing files from the Appple
Keynote and Abiword applications.

* The export filter for the MathML markup language has been improved.

* This update adds a new start screen that includes thumbnails of recently
opened documents.

* A visual clue is now displayed in the Slide Sorter window for slides with
transitions or animations.

* This update improves trend lines in charts.

* LibreOffice now supports BCP 47 language tags.

For a complete list of bug fixes and enhancements provided by this rebase,
see the libreoffice change log linked from the References section.
(BZ#1150048)

Users of libreoffice are advised to upgrade to these updated packages,
which correct these issues and add these enhancements.

Affected Software/OS:
libreoffice on Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6),
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6)

Solution:
Please Install the Updated Packages.

CVSS Score:
6.8

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2015-1774
BugTraq ID: 74338
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74338
Debian Security Information: DSA-3236 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3236
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-April/156582.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-May/157550.html
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201603-05
https://www.verisign.com/en_US/security-services/security-intelligence/vulnerability-reports/articles/index.xhtml?id=1094
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2015:1458
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1458.html
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032205
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032206
SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2015:0859 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-05/msg00015.html
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2578-1
CopyrightCopyright (C) 2015 Greenbone AG

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