LibreOffice, OpenOffice: Multiple vulnerabilities

LibreOffice, OpenOffice: Multiple vulnerabilities Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in both LibreOffice and OpenOffice, the worst of which allows for the remote execution of arbitrary code. 2016-11-04 2017-04-17: 2 565026 587566 remote 5.1.4.2 5.1.4.2 5.1.4.2 5.1.4.2 4.1.2 4.1.2

LibreOffice is a powerful office suite; its clean interface and powerful tools let you unleash your creativity and grow your productivity.

Apache OpenOffice is the leading open-source office software suite for word processing, spreadsheets, presentations, graphics, databases and more.

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in both LibreOffice and OpenOffice. Please review the referenced CVE’s for specific information regarding each.

Remote attackers could obtain sensitive information, cause a Denial of Service condition, or execute arbitrary code.

There is no known work around at this time.

All LibreOffice users should upgrade their respective packages to the latest version:


      # emerge --sync
      # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-office/libreoffice-5.1.4.2"
      # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose
      ">=app-office/libreoffice-bin-debug-5.1.4.2"

All OpenOffice users should upgrade to the latest version:


      # emerge --sync
      # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-office/openoffice-bin-4.1.2"

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