CVE-2016-7838 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Untrusted search path vulnerability in WinSparkle versions prior to 0.5.3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a specially crafted executable file in an unspecified directory.

Published: 2017-06-09

Score: 7.8 High

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

WinSparkle

WinSparkle

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`versions prior to 0.5.3`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:winsparkle:winsparkle:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2016-8687	Untrusted search path vulnerability in WinSparkle versions prior to 0.5.3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a specially crafted executable file in an unspecified directory.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00718.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95099
https://github.com/vslavik/winsparkle/commit/bb454857348245a7397f9e4fbb3a902f4ac25913
https://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN90813656/index.html
https://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN96681653/index.html
https://www.wireshark.org/news/20161214.html

History

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Subscriptions

Winsparkle Winsparkle

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: jpcert

Published: 2017-06-09T16:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T02:04:56.130Z

Reserved: 2016-09-09T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2016-7838

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2017-06-09T16:29:01.330

Modified: 2026-05-13T00:24:29.033

Link: CVE-2016-7838

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-426

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