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CVE-2016-52371 exploit

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…

Published 9 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
4.8
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
0.8%
percentile 56%
Public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

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.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

0.78% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 56% of all scored CVEs.

Exploits and detections

  • EDB-39888 Valve Steam 3.42.16.13 - Local Privilege Escalation · local · 2016-06-06

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD3.04.8CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
NVD2.01.9AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-264 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

References

  • packetstormsecurity.com /files/137343/Valve-Steam-3.42.16.13-Local-Privilege-Escalation.html · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
  • exploit-db.com /exploits/39888/ · exploit, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB, x_transferred

Sources

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