CVE-2016-6803

high Apache
CVSS v3 Base Score
7.8
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score
0.1%
Exploitation probability in 30 days
Top 70% most likely to be exploited
Attack Characteristics
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Published: November 13, 2017 (3104 days ago)
Last Modified: May 13, 2026
Vendor: Apache
Source: NVD

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.

CWE

CWE-426

Affected Products

apache openoffice

References

🔗 www.securityfocus.com 🔗 www.securitytracker.com 🔗 www.openoffice.org 🔗 www.securityfocus.com 🔗 www.securitytracker.com