CVE-2016-5237 (GCVE-0-2016-5237)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2017-01-23 21:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 00:53
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Summary
Valve Steam 3.42.16.13 uses weak permissions for the files in the Steam program directory, which allows local users to modify the files and possibly gain privileges as demonstrated by a Trojan horse Steam.exe file.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
Date Public
2016-06-06 00:00
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