CVE-2021-41832 Content Manipulation with Certificate Validation Attack
Attackers can manipulate documents to falsely appear signed by trusted sources, bypassing certificate validation in Apache OpenOffice.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2021-41832?
CVE-2021-41832 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apache Openoffice, published on 11 Oct 2021. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
It is possible for an attacker to manipulate documents to appear to be signed by a trusted source. All versions of Apache OpenOffice up to 4.1.10 are affected. Users are advised to update to version 4.1.11. See CVE-2021-25635 for the LibreOffice advisory.
Weakness: CWE-347
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-41832?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Apache Openoffice.
How do I fix CVE-2021-41832?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-41832 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2021-41832 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-41832 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Apache Openoffice
Sources
Also known as GHSA-72qv-v5c2-v52f.