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title: "CVE-2018-10583\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2018-10583

Publication date 1 May 2018

Last updated 25 August 2025

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Ubuntu priority

**Low**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

## Cvss 3 Severity Score

**7.5 · High**

[Score breakdown](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-10583?format=md#impact-score)

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## Description

An information disclosure vulnerability occurs when LibreOffice 6.0.3 and
Apache OpenOffice Writer 4.1.5 automatically process and initiate an SMB
connection embedded in a malicious file, as demonstrated by
xlink:href=file://192.168.0.2/test.jpg within an office:document-content
element in a .odt XML document.

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| libreoffice | 18.10 cosmic | Not affected |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Not affected |
| 17.10 artful | Ignored end of life |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Fixed 1:5.1.6~rc2-0ubuntu1~xenial6 |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Fixed 1:4.2.8-0ubuntu5.5 |

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* [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)
* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)
* [Patch details](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-10583?format=md#patch-details)

### Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)

| Package | Patch details |
| --- | --- |
| libreoffice | * Upstream:   [?id=0b7](https://cgit.freedesktop.org/libreoffice/core/commit/?id=0b7f4a4f57117fde33d0b1df96134aa6ccce023e) * Upstream:   [?h=libr](https://cgit.freedesktop.org/libreoffice/core/commit/?h=libreoffice-5-4&id=76e1b96eb6b2a6eefd3f97cbf83679b1229047a3) |

## Severity score breakdown

CVSS version:
CVSS v3.0

**Base score**

7.5 · High

* Base metrics

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Attack vector | Network |
  | Attack complexity | Low |
  | Privileges required | None |
  | User interaction | None |
  | Scope | Unchanged |
  | Confidentiality impact | High |
  | Integrity impact | None |
  | Availability impact | None |
* Scores

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Base score | 7.5 · High |
  | Exploitability score | - |
  | Impact score | - |

**Vector:** CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-10583)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-10583)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2018-10583)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2018-10583)

### Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

+ [USN-3883-1](https://usn.ubuntu.com/USN-3883-1)
+ LibreOffice vulnerabilities
+ 6 February 2019

### Other references

* <http://secureyourit.co.uk/wp/2018/05/01/creating-malicious-odt-files/>
* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-10583>