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CVE-2017-2156 (GCVE-0-2017-2156)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2017-04-28 16:00 – Updated: 2024-08-05 13:48
VLAI
Summary
Untrusted search path vulnerability in Vivaldi installer for Windows prior to version 1.7.735.48 allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code via a specially crafted executable file 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/JVN71572107/index.html third-party-advisoryx_refsource_JVN
https://vivaldi.com/security/vulnerability-disclo… x_refsource_MISC
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98040 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Vivaldi Technologies Vivaldi installer for Windows Affected: prior to version 1.7.735.48
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Date Public
2017-04-28 00:00
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