CVE-2016-0794 describes a memory corruption vulnerability in the lwp filter of LibreOffice versions prior to 5.0.4, affecting LibreOffice and Canonical Ubuntu Linux. An attacker could exploit this by tricking a user into opening a specially crafted LotusWordPro document. This vulnerability carries a high CVSS score of 7.8, indicating a high potential for denial of service and possibly other unspecified impacts, requiring user interaction for successful exploitation. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 5.0.3CPE 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:*:*:* | ||
15.10CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:15.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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