CVE-2023-29081 (GCVE-0-2023-29081)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-01-26 20:02 – Updated: 2025-05-29 15:12
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Title
InstallShield Symlink Vulnerability Affecting Suite Project Setups
Summary
A vulnerability has been reported in Suite Setups built with versions prior to InstallShield 2023 R2. This vulnerability may allow locally authenticated users to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) condition when handling move operations on local, temporary folders.
Severity
5.5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE
  • CWE-276 - Incorrect Default Permissions
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Revenera InstallShield Affected: 2023 R1 , < 2023 R2 (semver)
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