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Apache OpenOffice 'Unquoted Search Path' and RCE Vulnerabilities

🗓️ 22 Nov 2017 00:00:00Reported by Copyright (C) 2017 Greenbone AGType 
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Apache OpenOffice Unquoted Search Path and RCE Vulnerabilities on Window

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# 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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