High severity · published Nov 20, 2017
CVE-2016-6804
The Apache OpenOffice installer (versions prior to 4.1.3, including some branded as OpenOffice.org) for Windows contains a defective operation that allows execution of arbitrary…
7.8
CVSS
3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
The Apache OpenOffice installer (versions prior to 4.1.3, including some branded as OpenOffice.org) for Windows contains a defective operation that allows execution of arbitrary code with elevated privileges. This requires that the location in which the installer is run has been previously poisoned by a file that impersonates a dynamic-link library that the installer depends upon.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)3.0% · higher than 87% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
OP
Openoffice · Apache
before 4.1.3 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-6804
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-6804
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93774
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037016
Vendor Advisory
https://www.openoffice.org/security/cves/CVE-2016-6804.html
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