Critical severity9.8OSV Advisory· Published Aug 5, 2018· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2018-14939
CVE-2018-14939
Description
The get_app_path function in desktop/unx/source/start.c in LibreOffice through 6.0.5 mishandles the realpath function in certain environments such as FreeBSD libc, which might allow attackers to cause a denial of service (buffer overflow and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact if LibreOffice is automatically launched during web browsing with pathnames controlled by a remote web site.
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Affected products
2MELD_LIBREOFFICE_REPOS, cp-6.0-1, cp-6.0-2, …+ 1 more
- (no CPE)range: MELD_LIBREOFFICE_REPOS, cp-6.0-1, cp-6.0-2, …
- (no CPE)range: <=6.0.5
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
2- www.securityfocus.com/bid/105047nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cginvdThird Party Advisory
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