CVE-2015-5214 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code or cause denial of service via a crafted DOC file with a non-existent bookmark index.
- 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
- Available
What is CVE-2015-5214?
CVE-2015-5214 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Apache Openoffice, published on 10 Nov 2015. 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 before 4.4.6 and 5.x before 5.0.1 and Apache OpenOffice before 4.1.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) or execute arbitrary code via an index to a non-existent bookmark in a DOC file.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-5214?
It affects 4 products.
Products include Apache Openoffice, Canonical Ubuntu Linux, Debian Debian Linux, Libreoffice Libreoffice.
How do I fix CVE-2015-5214?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2015-5214 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-5214 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Apache Openoffice
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2015-5214, GHSA-88vm-phwg-9p3m, UBUNTU-CVE-2015-5214.