Heimdal SetupLauncher Heimdal.SetupLauncher.exe privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Heimdal SetupLauncher. It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file Heimdal.SetupLauncher.exe. The manipulation leads to privileges management. The attack can only be performed from a local environment. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Heimdal SetupLauncher (version unknown). This issue affects an unknown function of the file Heimdal.SetupLauncher.exe. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was published 01/31/2017 by Stefan Kanthak as Executable installers are vulnerable^WEVIL (case 47): Heimdal Security's SetupLauncher vulnerable to DLL hijacking as not defined mailinglist post (Full-Disclosure). It is possible to read the advisory at seclists.org. Attacking locally is a requirement. The successful exploitation requires a simple authentication. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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Productinfo

Vendor

Heimdal

Name

SetupLauncher

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.1

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

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02/08/2017 +8 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: Executable installers are vulnerable^WEVIL (case 47): Heimdal Security's SetupLauncher vulnerable to DLL hijacking
Researcher: Stefan Kanthak
Status: Not defined

GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-96635

Entryinfo

Created: 02/08/2017 10:35
Updated: 08/11/2020 18:09
Changes: 02/08/2017 10:35 (38), 08/11/2020 18:09 (1)
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