SB2015112405 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Steam
Published: November 24, 2015 Updated: August 9, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2015112405
Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls (CVE-ID: CVE-2015-7985)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.
Valve Steam 2.10.91.91 uses weak permissions (Users: read and write) for the Install folder, which allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse steam.exe file.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.