CVE-2016-1202
Atom Electron Node.js Module DLL Hijacking Vulnerability
Description
Untrusted search path vulnerability in Atom Electron before 0.33.5 allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse Node.js module in a parent directory of a directory named on a require line.
INFO
Published Date :
April 25, 2016, 6:59 p.m.
Last Modified :
May 4, 2016, 10:26 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
5.9
Exploitability Score :
1.8
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
May. 04, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Evaluator Description <a href="http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/426.html">CWE-426: Untrusted Search Path</a> Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:atom:electron:0.33.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Added CVSS V2 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Changed Reference Type http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN00324715/index.html No Types Assigned http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN00324715/index.html Advisory Changed Reference Type http://jvndb.jvn.jp/jvndb/JVNDB-2016-000054 No Types Assigned http://jvndb.jvn.jp/jvndb/JVNDB-2016-000054 Advisory Added CWE NVD-CWE-Other -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
May. 04, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
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approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2016-1202
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Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.04 }} 0.00%
score
0.05635
percentile