Flexera InstallShield up to 2015 SP1 Search Path untrusted search path

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Flexera InstallShield up to 2015 SP1 and classified as problematic. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component Search Path Handler. The manipulation leads to untrusted search path. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2016-2542. Local access is required to approach this attack. No exploit exists. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Flexera InstallShield up to 2015 SP1 and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown part of the component Search Path Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a untrusted search path vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-426. The product searches for critical resources using an externally-supplied search path that can point to resources that are not under the product's direct control. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

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.

The weakness was disclosed 02/24/2016 (Website). The advisory is shared at flexeracommunity.force.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2016-2542 since 02/23/2016. An attack has to be approached locally. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1574 for this issue.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 89692 (Flexera InstallShield Untrusted Search Path Vulnerability), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CGI abuses and running in the context l.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (89692), SecurityFocus (BID 84213†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-57623†). The entries VDB-88550 and VDB-90388 are pretty similar. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Untrusted search path
CWE: CWE-426
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Nessus ID: 89692
Nessus Name: Flexera InstallShield Untrusted Search Path Vulnerability
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OpenVAS ID: 800284
OpenVAS Name: Flexera InstallShield Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
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Recommended: Upgrade
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01/25/2016 🔍
02/23/2016 +29 days 🔍
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03/06/2016 +11 days 🔍
03/23/2016 +17 days 🔍
07/08/2022 +2298 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: flexeracommunity.force.com
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2016-2542 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-2542
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-81077
SecurityFocus: 84213 - Flexera Software InstallShield CVE-2016-2542 DLL Loading Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1035097
Vulnerability Center: 57623 - Flexera InstallShield through 2015 SP1 Local Privilege Escalation via a Trojan Horse DLL, High

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Entryinfo

Created: 02/24/2016 09:29
Updated: 07/08/2022 13:48
Changes: 02/24/2016 09:29 (65), 02/02/2019 11:18 (15), 07/08/2022 13:48 (3)
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Cache ID: 216:C42:103

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