SB2016070206 - Flexera InstallAnywhere untrusted DLL search path in IBM Tivoli Storage Manager Administration Center
Published: July 2, 2016 Updated: July 29, 2016
Security Bulletin ID
SB2016070206
CSH Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Flexera InstallAnywhere untrusted DLL search path (CVE-ID: CVE-2016-4560)
CWE-ID: CWE-427 - Uncontrolled Search Path Element
CVSSv4: 8.5 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
The vulnerability allows a local userr to obtain elevated privileges on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to an untrusted search path. A local user can gain elevated privileges on the system using a Trojan horse DLL in the current working directory of a setup-launcher executable file.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in arbitrary code execution via local system.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.