CVE-2019-9847

Executable hyperlink targets executed unconditionally on activation

Published May 9, 2019 CVSS 3.0 · 7.8 High EPSS 1.0% KEV · Not listed
Description
A vulnerability in LibreOffice hyperlink processing allows an attacker to construct documents containing hyperlinks pointing to the location of an executable on the target users file system. If the hyperlink is activated by the victim the executable target is unconditionally launched. Under Windows and macOS when processing a hyperlink target explicitly activated by the user there was no judgment made on whether the target was an executable file, so such executable targets were launched unconditionally. This issue affects: All LibreOffice Windows and macOS versions prior to 6.1.6; LibreOffice Windows and macOS versions in the 6.2 series prior to 6.2.3.

Remediation

Vendor Solution

Upgrade to LibreOffice 6.1.6 or 6.2.3

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2019-19203 A vulnerability in LibreOffice hyperlink processing allows an attacker to construct documents containing hyperlinks pointing to the location of an executable on the target users file system. If the hyperlink is activated by the victim the executable target is unconditionally launched. Under Windows and macOS when processing a hyperlink target explicitly activated by the user there was no judgment made on whether the target was an executable file, so such executable targets were launched unconditionally. This issue affects: All LibreOffice Windows and macOS versions prior to 6.1.6; LibreOffice Windows and macOS versions in the 6.2 series prior to 6.2.3.
History

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
Document Fdn.
Published
Updated
Sep 16, 2024, 8:41 PM
Reserved
Mar 17, 2019, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
May 9, 2019, 2:29 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 2:44 AM