Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Nov 10, 2015· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2015-4551

Description

LibreOffice before 4.4.5 and Apache OpenOffice before 4.1.2 uses the stored LinkUpdateMode configuration information in OpenDocument Format files and templates when handling links, which might allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via a crafted document, which embeds data from local files into (1) Calc or (2) Writer.

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Affected products

124

Apache/Openoffice2 versions
cpe:2.3:a:apache:openoffice:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:openoffice:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=4.1.1
- (no CPE)range: <4.1.2
Libreoffice/Libreoffice
cpe:2.3:a:libreoffice:libreoffice:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range: <=4.4.4
Canonical/Ubuntu Linux3 versions
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:15.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Debian/linux2 versions
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
The Document Foundation/Libreoffice Onlinellm-fuzzy
Range: <4.4.5
osv-coords115 versions
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pkg:rpm/suse/myspell-dictionaries&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2011%20SP4 pkg:rpm/suse/myspell-dictionaries&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Workstation%20Extension%2012 pkg:rpm/suse/mythes&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2011%20SP4 pkg:rpm/suse/mythes&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2011%20SP4 pkg:rpm/suse/pentaho-libxml&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012 pkg:rpm/suse/pentaho-libxml&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Workstation%20Extension%2012 pkg:rpm/suse/pentaho-reporting-flow-engine&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012 pkg:rpm/suse/pentaho-reporting-flow-engine&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Workstation%20Extension%2012 pkg:rpm/suse/python-importlib&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2011%20SP4 pkg:rpm/suse/python-importlib&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2011%20SP4 pkg:rpm/suse/sac&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012 pkg:rpm/suse/sac&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Workstation%20Extension%2012
< 5.2.3.3-2.2+ 114 more
- (no CPE)range: < 5.2.3.3-2.2
- (no CPE)range: < 1.1.3-7.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.1.3-7.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.1.3-7.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.1.3-7.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.5.0-5.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.5.0-5.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.5.0-5.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.3.0-4.2
- (no CPE)range: < 1.3.0-4.2
- (no CPE)range: < 1.1.03.beta1-2.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.1.03.beta1-2.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.3.1-3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.3.1-3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.3.1-3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.3.1-3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.8.8-2.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.8.8-9.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.8.8-2.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.8.8-9.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.8.8-9.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.1.1-5.3
- (no CPE)range: < 0.1.1-5.3
- (no CPE)range: < 0.1.1-5.3
- (no CPE)range: < 1.1.3-4.3
- (no CPE)range: < 1.1.3-4.3
- (no CPE)range: < 0.1.1-5.3
- (no CPE)range: < 0.1.1-5.3
- (no CPE)range: < 0.1.1-5.3
- (no CPE)range: < 0.1.2-4.2
- (no CPE)range: < 0.1.2-4.2
- (no CPE)range: < 0.1.2-4.2
- (no CPE)range: < 0.1.3-3.5
- (no CPE)range: < 0.1.3-3.5
- (no CPE)range: < 0.1.3-3.5
- (no CPE)range: < 1.1.3-4.9
- (no CPE)range: < 1.1.3-4.9
- (no CPE)range: < 1.1.3-4.3
- (no CPE)range: < 1.1.3-4.3
- (no CPE)range: < 0.1.1-4.9
- (no CPE)range: < 0.1.1-4.9
- (no CPE)range: < 0.1.1-4.9
- (no CPE)range: < 0.0.1-2.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.0.1-2.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.9.1-3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.9.1-3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.9.1-3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.5.7-3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.5.7-3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.5.7-3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.2.10-4.8
- (no CPE)range: < 0.2.10-4.8
- (no CPE)range: < 1.1.3-3.2
- (no CPE)range: < 1.1.3-3.2
- (no CPE)range: < 0.1.2-5.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.1.2-5.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.1.2-5.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.3.6-3.3
- (no CPE)range: < 0.3.6-3.3
- (no CPE)range: < 0.3.6-3.3
- (no CPE)range: < 0.1.4-3.9
- (no CPE)range: < 0.1.4-3.9
- (no CPE)range: < 0.1.4-3.9
- (no CPE)range: < 0.7.1-3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.7.1-3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.7.1-3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.0.2-2.3
- (no CPE)range: < 0.0.2-2.3
- (no CPE)range: < 5.0.4.2-23.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.0.2.2-13.14
- (no CPE)range: < 5.0.4.2-23.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.0.2.2-13.14
- (no CPE)range: < 1-2.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1-2.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1-2.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1-2.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.1-2.26
- (no CPE)range: < 4.1-6.3
- (no CPE)range: < 4.1-2.26
- (no CPE)range: < 4.1-6.3
- (no CPE)range: < 1.1.3-4.3
- (no CPE)range: < 1.1.3-4.3
- (no CPE)range: < 0.0.2-4.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.0.2-4.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.0.2-4.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.1.2-4.3
- (no CPE)range: < 1.1.2-4.3
- (no CPE)range: < 0.1.3-4.3
- (no CPE)range: < 0.1.3-4.3
- (no CPE)range: < 0.1.3-4.3
- (no CPE)range: < 3.7.1-5.2
- (no CPE)range: < 3.7.1-3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.7.1-5.2
- (no CPE)range: < 3.7.1-3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.7.1-3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.4.1-3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.4.1-3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.4.1-3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.18-3.2
- (no CPE)range: < 1.18-3.2
- (no CPE)range: < 1.18-3.2
- (no CPE)range: < 20150827-23.1
- (no CPE)range: < 20150827-5.1
- (no CPE)range: < 20150827-23.1
- (no CPE)range: < 20150827-5.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.2.4-2.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.2.4-2.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.1.3-4.3
- (no CPE)range: < 1.1.3-4.3
- (no CPE)range: < 0.9.4-4.5
- (no CPE)range: < 0.9.4-4.5
- (no CPE)range: < 1.0.2-0.8.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.0.2-0.8.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.3-4.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.3-4.1

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References

rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-2619.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3394nvdThird Party Advisory
www.libreoffice.org/about-us/security/advisories/cve-2015-4551/nvdVendor Advisory
www.openoffice.org/security/cves/CVE-2015-4551.htmlnvdVendor Advisory
www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
www.securityfocus.com/bid/77486nvdBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
www.securitytracker.com/id/1034085nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
www.securitytracker.com/id/1034091nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2793-1nvdThird Party Advisory
security.gentoo.org/glsa/201603-05nvdThird Party Advisory
security.gentoo.org/glsa/201611-03nvdThird Party Advisory

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