CVE-2015-9268

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Published Oct 1, 2018 CVSS 3.1 · 7.8 High EPSS 1.5% KEV · Not listed

Description

Nullsoft Scriptable Install System (NSIS) before 2.49 has unsafe implicit linking against Version.dll. In other words, there is no protection mechanism in which a wrapper function resolves the dependency at an appropriate time during runtime.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:nullsoft:nullsoft_scriptable_install_system:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 [-]

cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
Debian DLA	DLA-1602-1	nsis security update
EUVD	EUVD-2015-9110	Nullsoft Scriptable Install System (NSIS) before 2.49 has unsafe implicit linking against Version.dll. In other words, there is no protection mechanism in which a wrapper function resolves the dependency at an appropriate time during runtime.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 1.5% (1.532% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN68418039/index.html
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00041.html
https://sourceforge.net/p/nsis/bugs/1125/

History

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Subscriptions

Debian Debian Linux

Nullsoft Nullsoft Scriptable Install System

Weaknesses

CWE-20

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 8:43 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Oct 1, 2018, 8:00 AM
Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 8:43 AM
Reserved: Oct 1, 2018, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment No data

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 12:36 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Oct 1, 2018, 8:29 AM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 12:36 AM

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