CVE-2016-6803 (GCVE-0-2016-6803)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2017-11-13 14:00 – Updated: 2024-09-16 17:54
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Summary
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.
Severity
7.8 (High)
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • Trojan Execution (on previously infected system)
Assigner
apache CNA under the mitre root
CNA scorecard B 76/100 over 1112 records in the last 180 days details
References
URL Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94418 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
https://www.openoffice.org/security/cves/CVE-2016… x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037015 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Apache Software Foundation Apache OpenOffice Affected: 4.0.0 to 4.1.2
Affected: Older versions, including some using the previous OpenOffice.org brand, are also affected.
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Date Public
2016-10-11 00:00
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