Insecure DLL loading in OpenOffice - CVE-2016-6804

Vulnerability identifier: #VU972

CSH Severity: High

CVSS v4: 8.4 [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]

CVE-ID: CVE-2016-6804

CWE-ID: CWE-427

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

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.

OpenOffice

Update to version 4.1.3.
http://sourceforge.net/projects/openofficeorg.mirror/files/4.1.3/binaries/ru/Apache_OpenOffice_4.1.3...

• http://www.openoffice.org/security/cves/CVE-2016-6804.html

• Multiple vulnerabilities in Apache OpenOffice