Description
Valve Steam 3.42.16.13 uses weak permissions for the files in the Steam program directory, which allows local users to modify the files and possibly gain privileges as demonstrated by a Trojan horse Steam.exe file.
Published: 2017-01-23
Score: 4.8 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2016-6188 Valve Steam 3.42.16.13 uses weak permissions for the files in the Steam program directory, which allows local users to modify the files and possibly gain privileges as demonstrated by a Trojan horse Steam.exe file.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T00:53:48.926Z

Reserved: 2016-06-02T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2016-5237

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2017-01-23T21:59:01.690

Modified: 2025-04-20T01:37:25.860

Link: CVE-2016-5237

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