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CVE-2016-6803

An installer defect known as an "unquoted Windows search path vulnerability" affected the Apache OpenOffice before 4.1.3 installers for Windows. The PC must have previously been infected by a Trojan Horse application (or user) running with administrative privilege. Any installer with the unquoted search path vulnerability becomes a delayed trigger for the exploit.

Published

2017-11-13T14:29:00.417

Last Modified

2025-04-20T01:37:25.860

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.0: 7.8 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: MEDIUM
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: COMPLETE
Integrity Impact: COMPLETE
Availability Impact: COMPLETE

Exploitability Score

8.6

Impact Score

10.0

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-426

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	apache	openoffice	≤ 4.1.2	Yes
Operating System	microsoft	windows	-	No

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94418 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037015 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
https://www.openoffice.org/security/cves/CVE-2016-6803.html Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94418 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037015 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://www.openoffice.org/security/cves/CVE-2016-6803.html Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)