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CVE-2015-9268

Published: Oct 1, 2018Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVD csafCWE-20
7.8HIGH
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
1.5%
Top 27.5%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

Description

Nullsoft Scriptable Install System (NSIS) before 2.49 has unsafe implicit linking against Version.dll. In other words, there is no protection mechanism in which a wrapper function resolves the dependency at an appropriate time during runtime.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:LPR:NUI:RS:UC:HI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:LAttack Vector
Local
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:RUser Interaction
Required
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-20

Affected Products

nullsoft
commercialaka winamp, shoutcast server
nullsoft scriptable install systemOn-premDesktop App
Consumer Software / file-utility
debian
oss-project·GBaka debian gnu/linux
debian linuxOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
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Exploitability

Official Patch Available
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MITRE ATT&CK

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References

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00041.html
lists.debian.org
https://sourceforge.net/p/nsis/bugs/1125/
sourceforge.net
http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN68418039/index.html
jvn.jp
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