CVE-2016-7838 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Untrusted search path vulnerability in WinSparkle versions prior to 0.5.3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a specially crafted executable file in an unspecified directory.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00924.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Winsparkle Subscribe	Winsparkle Subscribe

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:winsparkle:winsparkle:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2016-8687	Untrusted search path vulnerability in WinSparkle versions prior to 0.5.3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a specially crafted executable file in an unspecified directory.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95099
https://github.com/vslavik/winsparkle/commit/bb454857348245a7397f9e4fbb3a902f4ac25913
https://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN90813656/index.html
https://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN96681653/index.html
https://www.wireshark.org/news/20161214.html

History

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Projects

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: jpcert

Published: 2017-06-09T16:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-06T02:04:56.130Z

Reserved: 2016-09-09T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2016-7838

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2017-06-09T16:29:01.330

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

Link: CVE-2016-7838

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-426

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