Information disclosure in Macrovision InstallShield

1) Information disclosure

EUVDB-ID: #VU44374

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 3.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2007-6744

CWE-ID: CWE-200 - Information exposure

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to gain access to sensitive information.

Flexera Macrovision InstallShield before 2008 sends a digital-signature password to an unintended application during certain signature operations involving .spc and .pvk files, which might allow local users to obtain sensitive information via unspecified vectors, related to an incorrect interaction between InstallShield and Signcode.exe.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

InstallShield: 10.5 - 11.5

External links

http://kb.flexerasoftware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?cmd=displayKC&docType=kc&externalId=Installation-InstallShield-InstallShield2008Premier-Public-ProductInfo-IS2008PremProReleaseNotes2pdf&sliceId=pdfPage_42

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.