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.
[
{
"product": "Apache OpenOffice",
"vendor": "Apache Software Foundation",
"versions": [
{
"status": "affected",
"version": "4.0.0 to 4.1.2"
},
{
"status": "affected",
"version": "older releases are also affected, including some branded as OpenOffice.org"
}
]
}
]