CVE-2018-12449

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Published Oct 11, 2018 CVSS 3.0 · 7.8 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

The Whale browser installer 0.4.3.0 and earlier versions allows DLL hijacking.

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

NAVER Corporation

Whale Browser Installer

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`unspecified`	affected	≤ 0.4.3.0

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:navercorp:whale:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2018-4420	The Whale browser installer 0.4.3.0 and earlier versions allows DLL hijacking.

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: < 1% (0.899% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://cve.naver.com/detail/cve-2018-12449

History

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Subscriptions

Navercorp Whale

Weaknesses

CWE-426

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 5, 2024, 8:38 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: naver
Published: Oct 11, 2018, 1:00 PM
Updated: Aug 5, 2024, 8:38 AM
Reserved: Jun 15, 2018, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment No data

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 1:37 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Oct 11, 2018, 1:29 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 1:37 AM

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