Riskcovery

CVE-2022-37400

Apache OpenOffice Static Initialization Vector Allows to Recover Passwords for Web Connections Without Knowing the Master Password

State
Published
Severity
Not scored
Published
Aug 13, 2022
Updated
Aug 3, 2024
Reserved
Aug 4, 2022

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Description

Apache OpenOffice supports the storage of passwords for web connections in the user's configuration database. The stored passwords are encrypted with a single master key provided by the user. A flaw in OpenOffice existed where the required initialization vector for encryption was always the same which weakens the security of the encryption making them vulnerable if an attacker has access to the user's configuration data. This issue affects: Apache OpenOffice versions prior to 4.1.13. Reference: CVE-2022-26306 - LibreOffice

Scores

The record has no CVSS score.

Weaknesses

  • CWE-330 Use of Insufficiently Random Values

Affected Products

ProductVersions
Apache OpenOfficeApache Software Foundation
  • Apache OpenOffice 4 to before 4.1.13Affected

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