Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature in OpenOffice - CVE-2021-41831

 

Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature in OpenOffice - CVE-2021-41831

Published: October 11, 2021


Vulnerability identifier: #VU57208
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-41831
CWE-ID: CWE-347
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Apache Foundation
Affected software:
OpenOffice

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a spoofing attack.

The vulnerability exists due to incorrect signature verification. A remote attacker can manipulate the timestamp of signed documents.


How to mitigate CVE-2021-41831

Install updates from vendor's website.

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