CVE-2024-5261

TLS certificate are not properly verified when utilizing LibreOfficeKit

Description

Improper Certificate Validation vulnerability in LibreOffice "LibreOfficeKit" mode disables TLS certification verification LibreOfficeKit can be used for accessing LibreOffice functionality through C/C++. Typically this is used by third party components to reuse LibreOffice as a library to convert, view or otherwise interact with documents. LibreOffice internally makes use of "curl" to fetch remote resources such as images hosted on webservers. In affected versions of LibreOffice, when used in LibreOfficeKit mode only, then curl's TLS certification verification was disabled (CURLOPT_SSL_VERIFYPEER of false) In the fixed versions curl operates in LibreOfficeKit mode the same as in standard mode with CURLOPT_SSL_VERIFYPEER of true. This issue affects LibreOffice before version 24.2.4.

Category

10.0
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 4.0 •
EPSS 0.12%
Affected: The Document Foundation LibreOffice
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://www.libreoffice.org/about-us/security/advisories/cve-2024-5261

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2024-5261?
CVE-2024-5261 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2024-5261?
To fix CVE-2024-5261, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2024-5261 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2024-5261 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2024-5261?
CVE-2024-5261 affects The Document Foundation LibreOffice.
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