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

2.4 CVSS

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.

Classification

CVE ID: CVE-2024-12425

CVSS Base Severity: LOW

CVSS Base Score: 2.4

Affected Products

Vendor: The Document Foundation

Product: LibreOffice

Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)

EPSS Score: 0.04% (probability of being exploited)

EPSS Percentile: 12.66% (scored less or equal to compared to others)

EPSS Date: 2025-02-05 (when was this score calculated)

References

https://www.libreoffice.org/about-us/security/advisories/cve-2024-12425

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