CVE-2019-9849

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.

Published: 2019-07-17 Last update: 2024-11-21 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2019-9849 is rated Moderate Risk (47.3/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 3.10%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2019-9849

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-05-28 3.49% 3.10% -0.39%
2 2026-05-02 3.56% 3.49% -0.07%
3 2026-02-25 3.56%

Full EPSS history (30 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2019-9849

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
4.3 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:L)
Some sensitive info could get out, but not a total data dump.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
2.8 1.4 [email protected]
4.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:S)
A single authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
8.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2019-9849

OS Trackers for CVE-2019-9849

vendor priority summary link
alpine medium CVE-2019-9849: 1 source package rows (libreoffice); 7 state rows across 7 repos (3.17-community, 3.18-community, 3.19-community, 3.20-community, 3.21-community, 3.22-community, edge-community); fixed 7, open 0. https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2019-9849
debian not yet assigned CVE-2019-9849 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (libreoffice), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2019-9849
gentoo high CVE-2019-9849: 1 GLSA(s) (201908-13), 2 atom(s) (app-office/libreoffice, app-office/libreoffice-bin); latest impact high. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2019-9849
redhat low https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-9849
suse low CVE-2019-9849 severity low: SUSE including 840 source package names (libreoffice-6.2.6.2-3.21.1, libreoffice-6.2.6.2-lp150.2.16.1, …), 1037 product×package rows across 21 product lines (SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP4, SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Open Buildservice Development Tools 15 SP2, … (21 product lines)): Fixed 1037. https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-9849/
ubuntu medium CVE-2019-9849 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (libreoffice), 6 status rows across 6 suites (bionic, cosmic, disco, trusty, upstream, xenial): released 4, DNE 1, ignored 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-9849

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2019-9849

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
libreoffice libreoffice < 6.2.5 cpe:2.3:a:libreoffice:libreoffice:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
canonical ubuntu_linux 16.04 cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
canonical ubuntu_linux 18.04 cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
canonical ubuntu_linux 19.04 cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:19.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
fedoraproject fedora 29 cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:29:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
fedoraproject fedora 30 cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:30:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
debian debian_linux 8.0 cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
opensuse leap 15.0 cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:15.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
opensuse leap 15.1 cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:15.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2019-9849

URL Tags
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00006.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00067.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/109374 Broken Link
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/10/msg00005.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
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 Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4063-1/ Third Party Advisory
https://www.libreoffice.org/about-us/security/advisories/CVE-2019-9849 Vendor Advisory
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