Insecure DLL loading in OpenOffice - CVE-2016-6804

 

Insecure DLL loading in OpenOffice - CVE-2016-6804

Published: October 13, 2016 / Updated: March 21, 2018


Vulnerability identifier: #VU972
CSH Severity: High
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:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-6804
CWE-ID: CWE-427
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 with elevated privileges on the target system.
The weakness is caused by improper search path operations by the affected software. By tricking the victim to save and run a malicious file, disguised as a DLL, attackers can execute arbitrary code.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in arbitrary code execution on the vulnerable system that may lead to complete system compromise.

How to mitigate CVE-2016-6804


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