CVE-2016-6804

Published Nov 20, 2017 CVSS 3.1 · 7.8 High EPSS 3.0% KEV · Not listed
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.

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2016-7699 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.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
apache
Published
Updated
Sep 16, 2024, 5:32 PM
Reserved
Aug 12, 2016, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Nov 20, 2017, 3:29 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 12:51 AM