CVE-2017-2156

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Published Apr 28, 2017 CVSS 3.0 · 7.8 High EPSS 2.5% KEV · Not listed

Description

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.

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

Vivaldi Technologies

Vivaldi installer for Windows

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`prior to version 1.7.735.48`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:vivaldi:vivaldi_installer_for_windows:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2017-11339	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.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 2.5% (2.516% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98040
https://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN71572107/index.html
https://vivaldi.com/security/vulnerability-disclosure-vivaldi-installer-for-windows-could-run-arbitrary-downloaded-code-jvn71572107/

History

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Subscriptions

Vivaldi Vivaldi Installer For Windows

Weaknesses

CWE-426

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 5, 2024, 1:48 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: jpcert
Published: Apr 28, 2017, 4:00 PM
Updated: Aug 5, 2024, 1:48 PM
Reserved: Dec 1, 2016, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 1:15 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Apr 28, 2017, 4:59 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 1:15 AM

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