LibreOffice and OpenOffice automatically open embedded content
Priority LOW 38CWE-668Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-668 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
LibreOffice and OpenOffice automatically open embedded content
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.05837 93rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LibreOffice; OpenOffice | LibreOffice, OpenOffice | through at least 2012-12-15 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- LibreOffice, OpenOffice VendorLibreOffice; OpenOffice Affected through at least 2012-12-15 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 5
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:libreoffice:libreoffice:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Vulnerable | The Document Foundation |
| cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 8.0 | Vulnerable | Debian |
| cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 9.0 | Vulnerable | Debian |
| cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 10.0 | Vulnerable | Debian |
| cpe:2.3:a:apache:openoffice:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Vulnerable | Apache |
- cpe:2.3:a:libreoffice:libreoffice:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·The Document Foundation
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0 Vulnerable ·Debian
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.0 Vulnerable ·Debian
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.0 Vulnerable ·Debian
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:openoffice:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·Apache
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | Affected | No fix yet |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | Affected | No fix yet |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2012-5639
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-rvg2-vh9m-cq32
References
Advisory 4
Sources
- CVE-2012-5639 · CVE Program
- CVE-2012-5639 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-rvg2-vh9m-cq32 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2012-5639 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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