7.8
HIGH
CVE-2016-2542
Flexera InstallShield Local Privilege Escalation
Description

Untrusted search path vulnerability in Flexera InstallShield through 2015 SP1 allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in the current working directory of a setup-launcher executable file.

INFO

Published Date :

Feb. 24, 2016, 3:59 a.m.

Last Modified :

June 14, 2021, 6:15 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2016-2542 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Flexera installshield
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2016-2542.

URL Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/84213 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035097 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://flexeracommunity.force.com/customer/articles/INFO/Best-Practices-to-Avoid-Windows-Setup-Launcher-Executable-Issues Technical Description Third Party Advisory
https://us-cert.cisa.gov/ics/advisories/icsa-20-287-03
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuApr2021.html
https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2019-08 Third Party Advisory

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2016-2542 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2016-2542 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jun. 14, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuApr2021.html [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 21, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://us-cert.cisa.gov/ics/advisories/icsa-20-287-03 [No Types Assigned]
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Jun. 24, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed CVSS V3 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2019-08 No Types Assigned https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2019-08 Third Party Advisory
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:flexerasoftware:installshield:*:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 2015 OR *cpe:2.3:a:flexera:installshield:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 2015 *cpe:2.3:a:flexera:installshield:2015:-:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:flexera:installshield:2015:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Dec. 19, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2019-08 [No Types Assigned]
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Dec. 06, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/84213 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/84213 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type https://flexeracommunity.force.com/customer/articles/INFO/Best-Practices-to-Avoid-Windows-Setup-Launcher-Executable-Issues No Types Assigned https://flexeracommunity.force.com/customer/articles/INFO/Best-Practices-to-Avoid-Windows-Setup-Launcher-Executable-Issues Third Party Advisory, Technical Description
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035097 No Types Assigned http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035097 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Dec. 06, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035097 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 28, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/84213 [No Types Assigned]
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 10, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Evaluator Description CWE-426: Untrusted Search Path - http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/426.html
    Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:flexerasoftware:installshield:2015:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* (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
    Added CWE NVD-CWE-Other
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 07, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2016-2542 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2016-2542 weaknesses.

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

CVSS31 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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Attack Complexity
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Scope
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