CVE-2015-9267 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Nullsoft Scriptable Install System (NSIS) before 2.49 uses temporary folder locations that allow unprivileged local users to overwrite files. This allows a local attack in which either a plugin or the uninstaller can be replaced by a Trojan horse program.

Published: 2018-10-01

Score: 5.5 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:nullsoft:nullsoft_scriptable_install_system:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 [-]

cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
Debian DLA	DLA-1602-1	nsis security update
EUVD	EUVD-2015-9109	Nullsoft Scriptable Install System (NSIS) before 2.49 uses temporary folder locations that allow unprivileged local users to overwrite files. This allows a local attack in which either a plugin or the uninstaller can be replaced by a Trojan horse program.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00042.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN68418039/index.html
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00041.html
https://sourceforge.net/p/nsis/bugs/1125/

History

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Subscriptions

Debian Debian Linux

Nullsoft Nullsoft Scriptable Install System

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2018-10-01T08:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T08:43:42.371Z

Reserved: 2018-10-01T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2015-9267

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2018-10-01T08:29:00.287

Modified: 2024-11-21T02:40:12.613

Link: CVE-2015-9267

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-269

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