CVE-2023-6185

HIGH8.3

Improper input validation enabling arbitrary Gstreamer pipeline injection

Published Dec 11, 2023

Modified 11 months ago

Fix available

Details

Improper Input Validation vulnerability in GStreamer integration of The Document Foundation LibreOffice allows an attacker to execute arbitrary GStreamer plugins.

In affected versions the filename of the embedded video is not sufficiently escaped when passed to GStreamer enabling an attacker to run arbitrary gstreamer plugins depending on what plugins are installed on the target system.

Affected Packages

LibreOffice

Windows 10 (1507)Windows 10 (1607) / Server 2016Windows 10 (1809) / Server 2019Windows 10 (1903)Windows 10 (1909)

Fixed in:

7.5.97.6.3

References

WEBhttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/12/msg00026.html WEBhttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/QB7UB6CTWQUDOE657OVVRSDYUY3IPBJG/ADVISORYhttps://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-6185 WEBhttps://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5574 ADVISORYhttps://www.libreoffice.org/about-us/security/advisories/cve-2023-6185

CVSS Analysis

CVSS v3.1

8.3

Exploitability

Attack Vector

AdjacentAV:A

Attack Complexity

LowAC:L

Privileges Required

LowPR:L

User Interaction

RequiredUI:R

Scope

ChangedS:C

Impact

Confidentiality

LowC:L

Integrity

HighI:H

Availability

HighA:H

8.3/CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:H

Ecosystems(20)

Windows 10 (1507)Windows 10 (1607) / Server 2016 Windows 10 (1809) / Server 2019 Windows 10 (1903)Windows 10 (1909)

Timeline

PublishedDec 11, 2023

ModifiedFeb 13, 2025