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CVE-2016-4324 (GCVE-0-2016-4324)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2016-07-08 19:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 00:25
VLAI
Summary
Use-after-free vulnerability in LibreOffice before 5.1.4 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted RTF file, related to stylesheet and superscript tokens.
Severity
7.8 (High)
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
URL Tags
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https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201611-03 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036209 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91499 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
http://www.libreoffice.org/about-us/security/advi… x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3022-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
http://www.talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-20… x_refsource_MISC
Date Public
2016-06-28 00:00
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      "title": "libreoffice: Dereference of invalid STL iterator on processing RTF file",
      "url": "https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2016/cve-2016-4324.json",
      "version": "3"
    },
    "suse_vex": {
      "aggregate_severity": "moderate",
      "current_release_date": "2026-04-13T09:30:03Z",
      "cve": "CVE-2016-4324",
      "id": "CVE-2016-4324",
      "initial_release_date": "2023-02-15T05:03:08Z",
      "product_status:recommended": "3071",
      "source": "SUSE CSAF VEX",
      "status": "interim",
      "title": "SUSE CVE CVE-2016-4324",
      "url": "https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/csaf-vex/cve-2016-4324.json",
      "version": "10"
    }
  }
}



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Forecast uses a logistic model when the trend is rising, or an exponential decay model when the trend is falling. Fitted via linearized least squares.

Sightings

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Nomenclature

  • Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or observed by the user.
  • Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
  • Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
  • Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
  • Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
  • Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
  • Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
  • Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.


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