CVE-2021-25634 Timestamp Manipulation with Signature Wrapping
Attackers can manipulate timestamps in signed ODF documents to bypass LibreOffice's digital signature validation, misleading users about document integrity.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2021-25634?
CVE-2021-25634 is a high-severity vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 12 Oct 2021. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official 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 modify a digitally signed ODF document to insert an additional signing time timestamp which LibreOffice would incorrectly present as a valid signature signed at the bogus signing time. This issue affects: The Document Foundation LibreOffice 7-0 versions prior to 7.0.6; 7-1 versions prior to 7.1.2.
Weakness: CWE-295
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-25634?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Debian Debian Linux, Libreoffice Libreoffice.
How do I fix CVE-2021-25634?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2021-25634 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-25634 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Debian Debian Linux
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2021-25634, GHSA-v4mw-2fgp-8j6c, UBUNTU-CVE-2021-25634.