Description
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.
References (3)
Core 3
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94418
Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://www.openoffice.org/security/cves/CVE-2016-6803.html
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037015
Scores
CVSS v3
7.8
EPSS
0.0012
EPSS Percentile
30.2%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-426
Status
published
Products (3)
apache/openoffice
< 4.1.2
Apache Software Foundation/Apache OpenOffice
4.0.0 to 4.1.2
Apache Software Foundation/Apache OpenOffice
Older versions, including some using the previous OpenOffice.org brand, are also affected.
Published
Nov 13, 2017
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026