#VU972 Insecure DLL loading in OpenOffice - CVE-2016-6804

Vulnerability identifier: #VU972

Vulnerability risk: High

CVSSv4.0: 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

Vulnerable software:
OpenOffice

Software vendor:
Apache Foundation

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.

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