RULE(RULE ID:322829)

Rule General Information
Release Date: 2019-08-05
Rule Name: LibreOffice LibreLogo Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability (CVE-2019-9848)
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Rule Protection Details
Description: LibreOffice has a feature where documents can specify that pre-installed scripts can be executed on various document events such as mouse-over, etc. LibreOffice is typically also bundled with LibreLogo, a programmable turtle vector graphics script, which can be manipulated into executing arbitrary python commands. By using the document event feature to trigger LibreLogo to execute python contained within a document a malicious document could be constructed which would execute arbitrary python commands silently without warning. In the fixed versions, LibreLogo cannot be called from a document event handler. This issue affects: Document Foundation LibreOffice versions prior to 6.2.5.
Impact: An attacker can execute arbitrary code via a successful exploit in the context of the vulnerable software.
Affected OS: Windows, Android, Others
Reference: SecurityFocusBID:109374
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/XPTZJCNN52VNGSVC5DFKVW3EDMRDWKMP/
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4063-1/
https://www.libreoffice.org/about-us/security/advisories/CVE-2019-9848
Solutions
The vendors have released upgrade patches to fix vulnerabilities, please visit:
https://www.libreoffice.org/about-us/security/advisories/CVE-2019-9848