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CVE-2019-9849

• Severity: medium (CVSS 4.3 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 2.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2019-07-17 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

LibreOffice has a 'stealth mode' in which only documents from locations deemed 'trusted' are allowed to retrieve remote resources. This mode is not the default mode, but can be enabled by users who want to disable LibreOffice's ability to include remote resources within a document. A flaw existed where bullet graphics were omitted from this protection prior to version 6.2.5. This issue affects: Document Foundation LibreOffice versions prior to 6.2.5.

Affected products

• Canonical Ubuntu Linux: 16.04, 18.04, 19.04
• Debian Linux: 8.0
• Fedoraproject Fedora: 29, 30
• The Document Foundation LibreOffice: before 6.2.5 — fixed in 6.2.5
• openSUSE Leap: 15.0, 15.1

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: The Document Foundation LibreOffice 6.2.5. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00006.html
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00067.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/109374
• https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/10/msg00005.html
• https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/PMEGUWMWORC3DOVEHVXLFT3A5RSCMLBH/
• https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/XPTZJCNN52VNGSVC5DFKVW3EDMRDWKMP/
• https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201908-13
• https://usn.ubuntu.com/4063-1/
• https://www.libreoffice.org/about-us/security/advisories/CVE-2019-9849
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00006.html
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00067.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/109374

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