CVE-2016-6803

HIGH 7.8CVE-2016-6803 · Published 13/11/2017 · updated 17/06/2026

In short

CVE-2016-6803 is a HIGH (CVSS 7.8) vulnerability affecting openoffice (apache).
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS): 2.1%, higher than 81.7% of all vulnerabilities.
No patched version is listed yet: follow the vendor's advisory in References.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
openoffice apache	`≤ 4.1.2`	No fix yet

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

securityfocus.com/bid/94418 · Third Party Advisory
securitytracker.com/id/1037015 · Third Party Advisory
openoffice.org/security/cves/CVE-2016-6803.html · Issue Tracking

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Package

Affected versions

Patched versions

openoffice

apache

≤ 4.1.2

No fix yet

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