SB2022072548 - Multiple vulnerabilities in LibreOffice
Published: July 25, 2022
Security Bulletin ID
SB2022072548
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
2
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Information disclosure
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 2 secuirty vulnerabilities.
1) Inadequate Encryption Strength (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-26307)
The vulnerability allows a local user to gain access to sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to LibreOffice uses a poor encoding of the master key for web connections in the user’s configuration database, resulting in weakening its entropy from 128 to 43 bits. A local user can decrypt victim's password.2) Inadequate Encryption Strength (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-26306)
The vulnerability allows a local user to gain access to sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to LibreOffice uses a weak initialization vector for encrypting passwords for web connections in the user’s configuration database. A local user can decrypt victim's password.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.