CVE-2016-1513

Summary

CVECVE-2016-1513
StatePUBLISHED
Assignercertcc
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2016-08-05 14:59:00 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
DescriptionThe Impress tool in Apache OpenOffice 4.1.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read or write) or execute arbitrary code via crafted MetaActions in an (1) ODP or (2) OTP file.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.0 7.8 HIGH from [email protected]

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Problem Types: CWE-125 | CWE-787 | n/a


VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.0[email protected]Primary7.8HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
2.0[email protected]Primary6.8AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS v3.0 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Apache Openoffice All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
USN-3046-1: LibreOffice vulnerability | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com
CVE-2016-1513 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openoffice.org Vendor Advisory
OpenOffice: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code (GLSA 201703-01) — Gentoo security af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 security.gentoo.org
Cisco Talos - Talos 2016 0051 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.talosintelligence.com Third Party Advisory
127045 – Enforce Polygon API contracts at run-time af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bz.apache.org Issue Tracking
Apache OpenOffice Impress File Processing Flaw Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com
Malformed Request af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 710484 Gentoo Linux OpenOffice User-assisted execution of arbitrary code Vulnerability (GLSA 201703-01)

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