CVE-2016-4560
Flexera InstallAnywhere DLL Search Path Privilege Escalation
Description
Untrusted search path vulnerability in Flexera InstallAnywhere 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 :
July 2, 2016, 2:59 p.m.
Last Modified :
April 12, 2025, 10:46 a.m.
Remotely Exploit :
No
Source :
[email protected]
CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 2.0 | MEDIUM | [email protected] | ||||
| CVSS 3.0 | HIGH | [email protected] |
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
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weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2016-4560 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
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stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2016-4560
weaknesses.
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The following list is the news that have been mention
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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2016-4560 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.
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CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Nov. 21, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90979 Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036478 Added Reference http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21984949 Added Reference http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21985483 Added Reference https://flexeracommunity.force.com/customer/articles/INFO/Best-Practices-to-Avoid-Windows-Setup-Launcher-Executable-Issues -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 28, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90979 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21984949 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036478 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21985483 [No Types Assigned] -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Jul. 18, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed CVSS V2 (AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) Removed CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Added CVSS V2 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Jul. 08, 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:flexerasoftware:installanywhere:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Added CVSS V2 (AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H 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 Exploit Added CWE NVD-CWE-Other -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Jul. 07, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 7.8
Base CVSS Score: 4.6
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.18 }} -0.12%
score
0.35862
percentile