Impress file processing flaw in OpenOffice - CVE-2016-1513

 

Impress file processing flaw in OpenOffice - CVE-2016-1513

Published: July 29, 2016


Vulnerability identifier: #VU231
CSH Severity: Critical
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Red
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-1513
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Apache Foundation
Affected software:
OpenOffice

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to an access control error in Apache OpenOffice. A remote attacker can trigger a memory corruption error and execute arbitrary code on the target system.by creating a specially crafted OpenDocument Presentation (.ODP) or Presentation Template (.OTP) file.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.

How to mitigate CVE-2016-1513

Patch for this vulnerability has been developed and is available for developers at.
https://bz.apache.org/ooo/show_bug.cgi?id=127045

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