Apache OpenOffice 'Unquoted Search Path' and RCE Vulnerabilities
🗓️ 22 Nov 2017 00:00:00Reported by Copyright (C) 2017 Greenbone AGType
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| Reporter | Title | Published | Views | Family All 18 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apache OpenOffice 4.1.2 Privilege Escalation Vulnerability | 27 Oct 201600:00 | – | zdt | |
| Apache OpenOffice 1.0 Windows Installer Trojan Execution Vulnerability | 29 Nov 201600:00 | – | zdt | |
| Apache OpenOffice Remote Code Execution Vulnerability | 23 Oct 201600:00 | – | cnvd | |
| Apache OpenOffice Unreferenced Windows Search Path Vulnerability | 23 Nov 201600:00 | – | cnvd | |
| CVE-2016-6803 | 13 Nov 201714:00 | – | cve | |
| CVE-2016-6804 | 20 Nov 201715:00 | – | cve | |
| CVE-2016-6803 | 13 Nov 201714:00 | – | cvelist | |
| CVE-2016-6804 | 20 Nov 201715:00 | – | cvelist | |
| EUVD-2016-7698 | 7 Oct 202500:30 | – | euvd | |
| EUVD-2016-7699 | 7 Oct 202500:30 | – | euvd |
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| Source | Link |
|---|---|
| securityfocus | www.securityfocus.com/bid/93774 |
| securityfocus | www.securityfocus.com/bid/94418 |
| securitytracker | www.securitytracker.com/id/1037015 |
| openoffice | www.openoffice.org/security/cves/CVE-2016-6803.html |
| openoffice | www.openoffice.org/security/cves/CVE-2016-6804.html |
# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2017 Greenbone AG
# Some text descriptions might be excerpted from (a) referenced
# source(s), and are Copyright (C) by the respective right holder(s).
#
# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
CPE = "cpe:/a:apache:openoffice";
if(description)
{
script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.812223");
script_version("2025-09-19T15:40:40+0000");
script_cve_id("CVE-2016-6803", "CVE-2016-6804");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"9.3");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");
script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2025-09-19 15:40:40 +0000 (Fri, 19 Sep 2025)");
script_tag(name:"severity_vector", value:"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H");
script_tag(name:"severity_origin", value:"NVD");
script_tag(name:"severity_date", value:"2019-11-20 21:00:00 +0000 (Wed, 20 Nov 2019)");
script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2017-11-22 15:10:57 +0530 (Wed, 22 Nov 2017)");
script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"registry");
script_name("Apache OpenOffice 'Unquoted Search Path' and RCE Vulnerabilities");
script_tag(name:"summary", value:"Apache OpenOffice is prone to an unquoted windows search path
and remote code execution (RCE) vulnerabilities.");
script_tag(name:"vuldetect", value:"Checks if a vulnerable version is present on the target host.");
script_tag(name:"insight", value:"Multiple flaws are due to:
- Apache OpenOffice installer for Windows contained a defective operation that
could trigger execution of unwanted software installed by a Trojan Horse
application.
- A defective operation in Apache OpenOffice installer.");
script_tag(name:"impact", value:"Successful exploitation will allow a
remote attacker to trigger execution of unwanted software installed by
a Trojan Horse application and allows execution of arbitrary code with
elevated privileges.");
script_tag(name:"affected", value:"Apache OpenOffice before 4.1.3 on Windows.");
script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Upgrade to Apache OpenOffice 4.1.3 or later.");
script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037015");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94418");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93774");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://www.openoffice.org/security/cves/CVE-2016-6803.html");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://www.openoffice.org/security/cves/CVE-2016-6804.html");
script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2017 Greenbone AG");
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_family("Web application abuses");
script_dependencies("secpod_openoffice_detect_win.nasl");
script_mandatory_keys("OpenOffice/Win/Ver");
exit(0);
}
include("host_details.inc");
include("version_func.inc");
if(!infos = get_app_version_and_location( cpe:CPE, exit_no_version:TRUE)) exit(0);
openoffcVer = infos["version"];
openoffcpath = infos["location"];
## version 4.1.3 == 4.13.9783
if(version_is_less(version:openoffcVer, test_version:"4.13.9783"))
{
report = report_fixed_ver(installed_version:openoffcVer, fixed_version:"4.1.3", install_path:openoffcpath);
security_message(data:report);
exit(0);
}
exit(0);
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