CVE-2016-1513

Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 4.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2016-08-05 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-125

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.

Affected products

Apache Software Foundation Apache OpenOffice: through 4.1.2

References

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

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