CVE-2016-6803

N/A
Published: November 13, 2017 at 02:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 12:51 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorOpenoffice· also runs on 1 platform

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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 2%

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.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Runs on — not affected

The affected product only carries this flaw when running on these platforms. The platforms themselves are not vulnerable.

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

References (3)

VDB Entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94418
VDB Entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037015
x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingVendor Advisory
https://www.openoffice.org/security/cves/CVE-2016-6803.html

CVSS

Confidentiality
COMPLETE
Integrity
COMPLETE
Availability
COMPLETE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-426

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