Buffer Overflow Vulnerability in LibreOffice's get_app_path Function

CVE-2018-14939 · HIGH Severity

AV:N/AC:L/AU:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

The get_app_path function in desktop/unx/source/start.c in LibreOffice through 6.0.5 mishandles the realpath function in certain environments such as FreeBSD libc, which might allow attackers to cause a denial of service (buffer overflow and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact if LibreOffice is automatically launched during web browsing with pathnames controlled by a remote web site.

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