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FILE-OTHER LibreOffice office document arbitrary script execution attempt
This event is generated when an attacker attempts to execute an arbitrary code execution vulnerability in LibreOffice. Impact: Attempted User Privilege Gain Details: This rule checks for attempts to execute an arbitrary python script execution vulnerability in LibreOffice. Ease of Attack:
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CVE-2019-9848LibreOffice 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. |
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