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CVE-2018-16176 (GCVE-0-2018-16176)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2019-01-09 22:00 – Updated: 2024-08-05 10:17
VLAI
Summary
Untrusted search path vulnerability in Installer of Mapping Tool 2.0.1.6 and 2.0.1.7 allows remote attackers to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in an unspecified directory.
Severity
7.8 (High)
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • Untrusted search path vulnerability
Assigner
References
URL Tags
https://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN33677949/index.html third-party-advisoryx_refsource_JVN
https://emdb.jaea.go.jp/emdb/en/mappingtool.html x_refsource_MISC
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Japan Atomic Energy Agency Installer of Mapping Tool Affected: 2.0.1.6 and 2.0.1.7
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Date Public
2019-01-09 00:00
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