Vulnerability in Flexera Installshield
CVE-2016-2542
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.
EPSS: 0.005 (39.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Flexera Installshield — versions 2015
- N/a — versions n/a
References
- cve@mitre.org (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
- cve@mitre.org (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC)
- cve@mitre.org (Technical Description, x_refsource_CONFIRM, Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-2542?
- CVE-2016-2542 is a high-severity vulnerability in Flexera Installshield. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2016-02-24.
- How severe is CVE-2016-2542?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.