Apache OpenOffice up to 4.1.2 DLL access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Apache OpenOffice up to 4.1.2. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component DLL Handler. The manipulation leads to access control. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2016-6804. The attack must be carried out locally. There is no available exploit. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apache OpenOffice up to 4.1.2 (Office Suite Software) and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown functionality of the component DLL Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-264. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was presented 10/11/2016 by Stephen Kanthek and by Himanshu Mehta as Apache OpenOffice 4.1.3 released as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at openoffice.org. The public release was coordinated in cooperation with Apache. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2016-6804 since 08/12/2016. The exploitation is known to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. The successful exploitation needs a simple authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 94199 (Apache OpenOffice < 4.1.3 Multiple Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows and running in the context l.

Upgrading to version 4.1.3 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (94199), SecurityFocus (BID 93774†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1037016†). See VDB-92722 and VDB-93853 for similar entries. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
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Nessus ID: 94199
Nessus Name: Apache OpenOffice < 4.1.3 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 803909
OpenVAS Name: Apache OpenOffice Unquoted Search Path And Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: OpenOffice 4.1.3

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09/26/2022 +1771 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apache.org

Advisory: Apache OpenOffice 4.1.3 released
Researcher: Stephen Kanthek, by Himanshu Mehta
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2016-6804 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-6804
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-92723
SecurityFocus: 93774 - Apache OpenOffice CVE-2016-6804 DLL Loading Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1037016

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Entryinfo

Created: 10/16/2016 11:16
Updated: 09/26/2022 09:47
Changes: 10/16/2016 11:16 (71), 05/10/2019 18:47 (12), 09/26/2022 09:47 (3)
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