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CVE-2015-4551

18
FAUCET Score

CVE-2015-4551 is a vulnerability affecting LibreOffice before 4.4.5 and Apache OpenOffice before 4.1.2, where crafted OpenDocument Format files or templates can exploit the LinkUpdateMode configuration to embed local file data into Calc or Writer documents, potentially leading to sensitive information disclosure. With a CVSS score of 4.3, this vulnerability has a network attack vector and medium attack complexity, resulting in a partial confidentiality impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 4.4.4CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:libreoffice:libreoffice:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
12.04CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
14.04CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
15.04CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:15.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
7.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

4.3MEDIUM

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
8.6
Impact Score
2.9
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
13.83%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
96.1%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.1383 is in the 96th percentile among its peer group of 19,958 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (9)

asteriskpatch availablevia llm_extracted
Fixed in: 4.4.5/5.0.0
View patch
check_pointpatch availablevia llm_extracted
Fixed in: 4.4.5/5.0.0
View patch
denopatch availablevia llm_extracted
Fixed in: 4.1.2
View patch
libreofficepatch availablevia llm_extracted
Fixed in: 4.1.2
View patch
nessuspatch availablevia llm_extracted
Fixed in: 4.1.2
postgresqlpatch availablevia llm_extracted
Fixed in: 4.1.2
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: libreoffice-1:4.3.7.2-5.el7_2.1
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: libreoffice-1:4.2.8.2-11.el6_7.1
View patch
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5Fixed in: openoffice.org

Vendor Advisories (7)

redhatCVE-2015-4551Moderate

libreoffice: Arbitrary file disclosure in Calc and Writer

Nov 4, 2015
asteriskllm-asterisk-160b363874c07540

Arbitrary file disclosure in Calc and Writer

check_pointllm-check_point-5d76d5ea52afa1fd

Arbitrary file disclosure in Calc and Writer

denollm-deno-3f56edda2e490837

Targeted Data Disclosure

postgresqlllm-postgresql-e2637b238e6081e4

Targeted Data Disclosure

libreofficellm-libreoffice-0c9811adab2c4ad1

Targeted Data Disclosure

nessusllm-nessus-d3c01efebffa3dcd

Targeted Data Disclosure

References

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