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CVE-2016-6803 Details

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:7.8 HIGHVector:CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
https://www.openoffice.org/security/cves/CVE-2016-6803.html	CVE	Issue TrackingVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94418	CVE	Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037015	CVE	Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://www.openoffice.org/security/cves/CVE-2016-6803.html	[email protected]	Issue TrackingVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94418	[email protected]	Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037015	[email protected]	Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

see all 6 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-426	Untrusted Search Path	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
apache openoffice	<= 4.1.2
CPE cpe:2.3:a:apache:openoffice:::::::: Remediation No remediation found in references.
microsoft windows	All versions
CPE cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.

Change History

6 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 17, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
May 13, 2026	CVE Status Change	[email protected]
Nov 21, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
May 14, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Nov 29, 2017	Initial Analysis	[email protected]
Nov 15, 2017	CVE Modified	[email protected]