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CVE-2015-5213

libreoffice: Integer overflow in DOC files

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Severity

Moderate

Red Hat Product Security

5.8

CVSS 2.0

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Published · November 4, 2015

Updated · November 21, 2025

Description

An integer overflow flaw, leading to a heap-based buffer overflow, was found in the way LibreOffice processed certain Microsoft Word .doc files. By tricking a user into opening a specially crafted Microsoft Word .doc document, an attacker could possibly use this flaw to execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user opening the file.

CVSS score applicability

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Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 2.0 · 5.8
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P

CWE-190 · Integer Overflow or Wraparound