CVE-2016-2542
high
CVSS v3
7.8
CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
7.8
Description
Untrusted search path vulnerability in Flexera InstallShield through 2015 SP1 allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in the current working directory of a setup-launcher executable file.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
75%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| flexera | installshield | {"endExcluding":"2015"} | 2015 |
| flexera | installshield | 2015 | |
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/84213
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035097
- https://flexeracommunity.force.com/customer/articles/INFO/Best-Practices-to-Avoid-Windows-Setup-Launcher-Executable-Issues
- https://us-cert.cisa.gov/ics/advisories/icsa-20-287-03
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuApr2021.html
- https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2019-08
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/84213
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035097
- https://flexeracommunity.force.com/customer/articles/INFO/Best-Practices-to-Avoid-Windows-Setup-Launcher-Executable-Issues
- https://us-cert.cisa.gov/ics/advisories/icsa-20-287-03
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuApr2021.html
- https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2019-08
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.