Vulnerability CVE-2016-5237


Published: 2017-01-23   Modified: 2017-01-24

Description:
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.

See advisories in our WLB2 database:
Topic
Author
Date
Med.
Valve Steam 3.42.16.13 Local Privilege Escalation
gsX
07.06.2016

Type:

CWE-264

(Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls)

CVSS2 => (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)

CVSS Base Score
Impact Subscore
Exploitability Subscore
1.9/10
2.9/10
3.4/10
Exploit range
Attack complexity
Authentication
Local
Medium
No required
Confidentiality impact
Integrity impact
Availability impact
None
Partial
None
Affected software
Valvesoftware -> Steamos 

 References:
https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/137343/Valve-Steam-3.42.16.13-Local-Privilege-Escalation.html

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