Improper Certificate Validation Affecting libreoffice package, versions [7.6.0.0.alpha1,24.2.4)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
critical
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (11th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-LIBREOFFICE-7369679
  • published25 Jun 2024
  • disclosed25 Jun 2024
  • creditOpenSource Security GmbH

Introduced: 25 Jun 2024

CVE-2024-5261  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-295  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade libreoffice to version 24.2.4 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Improper Certificate Validation due to the improper handling of TLS certificate validation in LibreOfficeKit mode. An attacker can intercept and manipulate secure communications by presenting a forged certificate without detection.

CVSS Scores

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version 3.1