CVE-2016-1513

Description

The 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.

Category

7.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.12% Top 25%
Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory openoffice.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://bz.apache.org/ooo/show_bug.cgi?id=127045 issue tracking
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92079 third party advisory vdb entry
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201703-01 vendor advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036443 vdb entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3046-1 vendor advisory
http://www.talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0051/ third party advisory
http://www.openoffice.org/security/cves/CVE-2016-1513.html vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-1513?
CVE-2016-1513 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2016-1513?
To fix CVE-2016-1513, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2016-1513 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2016-1513 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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