CVE-2016-2542 (GCVE-0-2016-2542)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2016-02-24 02:00
Modified
2024-08-05 23:32
Severity ?
CWE
  • n/a
Summary
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.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/84213Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035097Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
cve@mitre.orghttps://flexeracommunity.force.com/customer/articles/INFO/Best-Practices-to-Avoid-Windows-Setup-Launcher-Executable-IssuesTechnical Description, Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttps://us-cert.cisa.gov/ics/advisories/icsa-20-287-03
cve@mitre.orghttps://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuApr2021.html
cve@mitre.orghttps://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2019-08Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/84213Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035097Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://flexeracommunity.force.com/customer/articles/INFO/Best-Practices-to-Avoid-Windows-Setup-Launcher-Executable-IssuesTechnical Description, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://us-cert.cisa.gov/ics/advisories/icsa-20-287-03
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuApr2021.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2019-08Third Party Advisory
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