CVE-2012-5639 Other in LibreOffice, OpenOffice

Medium 6.5 Published Updated

Attackers can execute arbitrary code by tricking users into opening documents with automatically opened embedded content in LibreOffice or OpenOffice.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2012-5639?

CVE-2012-5639 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apache Openoffice, published on 20 Dec 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

LibreOffice and OpenOffice automatically open embedded content

Weakness: CWE-668

Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-5639?

It affects 3 products.

Products include Apache Openoffice, Debian Debian Linux, Libreoffice Libreoffice.

How do I fix CVE-2012-5639?

No fix has been published for CVE-2012-5639 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2012-5639 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-5639 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Apache Openoffice vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2012-5639, GHSA-rvg2-vh9m-cq32.

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