FKIE_CVE-2015-9267

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2018-10-01 08:29 - Updated: 2026-06-17 00:36
Severity
5.5 (Medium) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Summary
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.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN68418039/index.htmlThird Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00041.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttps://sourceforge.net/p/nsis/bugs/1125/Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN68418039/index.htmlThird Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00041.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://sourceforge.net/p/nsis/bugs/1125/Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
nullsoft nullsoft_scriptable_install_system *
debian debian_linux 8.0
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