CVE-2016-7838 Information

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.

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Reference

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

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction Required

NONE

Scope

REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact

UNCHANGED

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

Base Score

HIGH

Base Severity

7.8