10.0
CRITICAL
CVE-2014-0247
LibreOffice VBA Macro Execution Vulnerability
Description

LibreOffice 4.2.4 executes unspecified VBA macros automatically, which has unspecified impact and attack vectors, possibly related to doc/docmacromode.cxx.

INFO

Published Date :

July 3, 2014, 5:55 p.m.

Last Modified :

Feb. 13, 2023, 12:37 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

10.0

Exploitability Score :

10.0
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2014-0247 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Redhat enterprise_linux_desktop
2 Redhat enterprise_linux_server
3 Redhat enterprise_linux_workstation
1 Canonical ubuntu_linux
1 Fedoraproject fedora
1 Opensuse opensuse
1 Libreoffice libreoffice

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2014-0247 vulnerability over time.

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  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Feb. 13, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description It was found that LibreOffice documents executed macros unconditionally, without user approval, when these documents were opened using LibreOffice. An attacker could use this flaw to execute arbitrary code as the user running LibreOffice by embedding malicious VBA scripts in the document as macros. LibreOffice 4.2.4 executes unspecified VBA macros automatically, which has unspecified impact and attack vectors, possibly related to doc/docmacromode.cxx.
    Removed CVSS V2 Red Hat, Inc. (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N)
    Removed Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015:0377 [No Types Assigned]
    Removed Reference https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-0247 [No Types Assigned]
    Removed Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1111083 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Feb. 02, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description LibreOffice 4.2.4 executes unspecified VBA macros automatically, which has unspecified impact and attack vectors, possibly related to doc/docmacromode.cxx. It was found that LibreOffice documents executed macros unconditionally, without user approval, when these documents were opened using LibreOffice. An attacker could use this flaw to execute arbitrary code as the user running LibreOffice by embedding malicious VBA scripts in the document as macros.
    Added CVSS V2 Red Hat, Inc. (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N)
    Removed Reference https://gerrit.libreoffice.org/gitweb?p=core.git;a=blobdiff;f=sfx2/source/doc/docmacromode.cxx;h=4d4ae52b4339582a039744d03671c1db0633d6c3;hp=2108d1920f8148ff60fd4a57684f295d6d733e7b;hb=1b0402f87c9b17fef2141130bfaa1798ece6ba0d;hpb=4d2113250fa7ed62fe2c53ed0f76e3de5875cb81 [Issue Tracking, Patch]
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015:0377 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-0247 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://gerrit.libreoffice.org/gitweb?p=core.git%3Ba=blobdiff%3Bf=sfx2/source/doc/docmacromode.cxx%3Bh=4d4ae52b4339582a039744d03671c1db0633d6c3%3Bhp=2108d1920f8148ff60fd4a57684f295d6d733e7b%3Bhb=1b0402f87c9b17fef2141130bfaa1798ece6ba0d%3Bhpb=4d2113250fa7ed62fe2c53ed0f76e3de5875cb81 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1111083 [No Types Assigned]
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Oct. 30, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:novell:opensuse:13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Aug. 26, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:novell:opensuse:13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:libreoffice:libreoffice:4.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:19:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 2 OR *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 3 OR *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:novell:opensuse:13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:libreoffice:libreoffice:4.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68151 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68151 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-201408-19.xml No Types Assigned http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-201408-19.xml Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0377.html No Types Assigned http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0377.html Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://gerrit.libreoffice.org/gitweb?p=core.git;a=blobdiff;f=sfx2/source/doc/docmacromode.cxx;h=4d4ae52b4339582a039744d03671c1db0633d6c3;hp=2108d1920f8148ff60fd4a57684f295d6d733e7b;hb=1b0402f87c9b17fef2141130bfaa1798ece6ba0d;hpb=4d2113250fa7ed62fe2c53ed0f76e3de5875cb81 Exploit, Patch https://gerrit.libreoffice.org/gitweb?p=core.git;a=blobdiff;f=sfx2/source/doc/docmacromode.cxx;h=4d4ae52b4339582a039744d03671c1db0633d6c3;hp=2108d1920f8148ff60fd4a57684f295d6d733e7b;hb=1b0402f87c9b17fef2141130bfaa1798ece6ba0d;hpb=4d2113250fa7ed62fe2c53ed0f76e3de5875cb81 Issue Tracking, Patch
    Changed Reference Type http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-July/135020.html No Types Assigned http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-July/135020.html Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2253-1 No Types Assigned http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2253-1 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-07/msg00006.html No Types Assigned http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-07/msg00006.html Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=13580 No Types Assigned https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=13580 Issue Tracking
    Changed Reference Type https://www.libreoffice.org/about-us/security/advisories/cve-2014-0247/ No Types Assigned https://www.libreoffice.org/about-us/security/advisories/cve-2014-0247/ Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/2014/CVE-2014-0247.html No Types Assigned http://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/2014/CVE-2014-0247.html Third Party Advisory
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Mar. 18, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0377.html
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jul. 07, 2014

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2014-0247 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2014-0247 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

1.30 }} -0.19%

score

0.84339

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability