CVE-2021-25634 Timestamp Manipulation with Signature Wrapping

High 7.5 Published Updated

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.

All Debian Debian Linux vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2021-25634, GHSA-v4mw-2fgp-8j6c, UBUNTU-CVE-2021-25634.

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