Description
An installer defect known as an "unquoted Windows search path vulnerability" affected the Apache OpenOffice before 4.1.3 installers for Windows. The PC must have previously been infected by a Trojan Horse application (or user) running with administrative privilege. Any installer with the unquoted search path vulnerability becomes a delayed trigger for the exploit.
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Remediation
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
EUVD |
EUVD-2016-7698 | An installer defect known as an "unquoted Windows search path vulnerability" affected the Apache OpenOffice before 4.1.3 installers for Windows. The PC must have previously been infected by a Trojan Horse application (or user) running with administrative privilege. Any installer with the unquoted search path vulnerability becomes a delayed trigger for the exploit. |
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History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: apache
Published:
Updated: 2024-09-16T17:54:04.633Z
Reserved: 2016-08-12T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2016-6803
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Status : Modified
Published: 2017-11-13T14:29:00.417
Modified: 2026-05-13T00:24:29.033
Link: CVE-2016-6803
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Weaknesses
EUVD