CVE-2016-6804 Privilege escalation in Apache OpenOffice
Attackers can execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges by poisoning the installer directory with a malicious DLL.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2016-6804?
CVE-2016-6804 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apache Openoffice, published on 20 Nov 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official 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.
Weakness: CWE-264
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-6804?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Apache Openoffice.
How do I fix CVE-2016-6804?
No fix has been published for CVE-2016-6804 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2016-6804 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-6804 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Apache Openoffice
Sources
Also known as GHSA-px53-377g-jhqr.