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CVE-2021-25636

7.5 · HIGH

LibreOffice supports digital signatures of ODF documents and macros within documents, presenting visual aids that no alteration of the document occurred since the last signing and that the signatur…

Published Feb 24, 2022CWE-347EPSS 0.95%

Overview

CVE-2021-25636 is a high-severity vulnerability. It was published on February 24, 2022 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.5 (HIGH).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.5, rated HIGH. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical description

LibreOffice supports digital signatures of ODF documents and macros within documents, presenting visual aids that no alteration of the document occurred since the last signing and that the signature is valid. An Improper Certificate Validation vulnerability in LibreOffice allowed an attacker to create a digitally signed ODF document, by manipulating the documentsignatures.xml or macrosignatures.xml stream within the document to contain both "X509Data" and "KeyValue" children of the "KeyInfo" tag, which when opened caused LibreOffice to verify using the "KeyValue" but to report verification with the unrelated "X509Data" value. This issue affects: The Document Foundation LibreOffice 7.2 versions prior to 7.2.5.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

References

Reflists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/03/msg00022.htmlReflists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/NE6UIBCPZWRBWPSEGJOPNWPPT3CCMVH2/Refwww.libreoffice.org/about-us/security/advisories/CVE-2021-25636/Reflists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/03/msg00022.htmlReflists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/NE6UIBCPZWRBWPSEGJOPNWPPT3CCMVH2/Refwww.libreoffice.org/about-us/security/advisories/CVE-2021-25636/

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-25636?

CVE-2021-25636 is a high-severity vulnerability. It was published on February 24, 2022 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.5 (HIGH).

How severe is CVE-2021-25636?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.5, rated HIGH. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2021-25636?

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2021-25636?

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