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CVE-2024-12425: Path traversal leading to arbitrary .ttf file write

• Severity: low (CVSS 3.3 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2025-01-07 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-22

Description

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability in The Document Foundation LibreOffice allows Absolute Path Traversal. An attacker can write to arbitrary locations, albeit suffixed with ".ttf", by supplying a file in a format that supports embedded font files. This issue affects LibreOffice: from 24.8 before < 24.8.4.

Affected products

• Debian Linux: 11.0
• The Document Foundation LibreOffice: from 24.8.0.1 before 24.8.4; 24.8.0.0-alpha1, 24.8.0.0-beta1 — fixed in 24.8.4

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: The Document Foundation LibreOffice 24.8.4. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://www.libreoffice.org/about-us/security/advisories/cve-2024-12425
• https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/01/msg00013.html

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