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CVE-2015-5212 Detail

Description

Integer underflow in LibreOffice before 4.4.5 and Apache OpenOffice before 4.1.2, when the configuration setting "Load printer settings with the document" is enabled, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via crafted PrinterSetup data in an ODF document.


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URL Source(s) Tag(s)
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-2619.html CVE, Inc., Red Hat Third Party Advisory 
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3394 CVE, Inc., Red Hat Third Party Advisory 
http://www.libreoffice.org/about-us/security/advisories/cve-2015-5212/ CVE, Inc., Red Hat Vendor Advisory 
http://www.openoffice.org/security/cves/CVE-2015-5212.html CVE, Inc., Red Hat Vendor Advisory 
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html CVE, Inc., Red Hat Third Party Advisory 
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/77486 CVE, Inc., Red Hat Broken Link  Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034085 CVE, Inc., Red Hat Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034091 CVE, Inc., Red Hat Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2793-1 CVE, Inc., Red Hat Third Party Advisory 
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201603-05 CVE, Inc., Red Hat Third Party Advisory 
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201611-03 CVE, Inc., Red Hat Third Party Advisory 

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-191 Integer Underflow (Wrap or Wraparound) cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2015-5212
NVD Published Date:
11/10/2015
NVD Last Modified:
04/12/2025
Source:
Red Hat, Inc.