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 code with elevated privileges.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (3.01%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
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 3.1
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 3.01% probability · 87th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-264
- Affected
- apache/openoffice
- Source
- security@apache.org
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93774Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037016Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.openoffice.org/security/cves/CVE-2016-6804.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93774Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037016Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.openoffice.org/security/cves/CVE-2016-6804.htmlVendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.