Security readout for executives and security teams
LibreOffice could accidentally save a recovered encrypted MSOffice-format document without encryption after a crash. The risk is unintended exposure of sensitive document contents, not remote system compromise. It affects LibreOffice 6.3 before 6.3.6 and 6.4 before 6.4.3. Exposure is most likely on endpoints using affected LibreOffice versions to edit encrypted MSOffice-format documents, especially where crashes and document recovery occur. Organizations relying on document encryption for confidentiality should treat this as a data-handling risk. Prioritize remediation where LibreOffice is used for regulated, confidential, or client-sensitive documents. This is not described as a remote takeover issue, but it can undermine confidentiality controls through accidental unencrypted saves. Mitigation focus: Upgrade LibreOffice 6.3 installations to 6.3.6 or later.; Upgrade LibreOffice 6.4 installations to 6.4.3 or later.; Apply relevant distribution security updates from openSUSE, Debian, or your vendor..
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- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://www.libreoffice.org/about-us/security/advisories/CVE-2020-12801CVE reference
- [debian-lts-announce] 20231231 [SECURITY] [DLA 3703-1] libreoffice security updateCVE reference · mailing-list
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