CVE-2024-12425

Name: CVE-2024-12425
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2025-01-07T12:15:24.183+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

LOWCVSS 2.4/10EPSS 0.29%

Last modified Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2024-12425 is a low-severity vulnerability rated 2.4/10 on the CVSS scale. 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.. EPSS estimates a 0.29% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1

3.3/10

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

CVSS 4.0

2.4/10

CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

EPSS Probability

0.29%

21.1th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-22

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions	Update
Libreoffice	Libreoffice	>= 24.8.0.1, < 24.8.4	—
Libreoffice	Libreoffice	24.8.0.0	Alpha1
Debian	Debian Linux	11.0	—

References

https://www.libreoffice.org/about-us/security/advisories/cve-2024-12425Vendor Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/01/msg00013.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory

Timeline

Published: Jan 7, 2025
Last Modified: Jun 17, 2026
Status: Analyzed

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2024-12425?

How severe is CVE-2024-12425?

CVE-2024-12425 has a CVSS score of 2.4/10 (LOW severity). The EPSS model estimates a 0.29% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2024-12425?

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Source: NVD / NIST