CVE-2021-41831: Timestamp Manipulation with Signature Wrapping

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.3 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2021-10-11 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-347

Description

It is possible for an attacker to manipulate the timestamp of signed documents. All versions of Apache OpenOffice up to 4.1.10 are affected. Users are advised to update to version 4.1.11. See CVE-2021-25634 for the LibreOffice advisory.

Affected products

Apache Software Foundation Apache OpenOffice: before 4.1.11 — fixed in 4.1.11

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Apache Software Foundation Apache OpenOffice 4.1.11. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/ra74d5057cdc781a36286a83e8bcbc90a7678f030ae73339c35dfc4f9%40%3Cusers.openoffice.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rc5c277cb83e335696657c5f27da1d1e2b5cb48346b0b55415a233757%40%3Cannounce.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/ra74d5057cdc781a36286a83e8bcbc90a7678f030ae73339c35dfc4f9%40%3Cusers.openoffice.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rc5c277cb83e335696657c5f27da1d1e2b5cb48346b0b55415a233757%40%3Cannounce.apache.org%3E

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