Use of Cryptographically Weak Pseudo-Random Number Generator (PRNG) in OpenOffice - CVE-2022-37400

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Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU66496

Use of Cryptographically Weak Pseudo-Random Number Generator (PRNG) in OpenOffice - CVE-2022-37400

Published: August 15, 2022


Vulnerability identifier: #VU66496
CSH Severity: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-37400
CWE-ID: CWE-338
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
OpenOffice
Software vendor:
Apache Foundation

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to gain access to sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to the required initialization vector for encryption is always the same for stored passwords. A local user can decrypt passwords for web connections from the user's configuration database.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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