MGASA-2017-0271

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    MGASA-2017-0271

    Published: 16 Aug 2017Last Modified: 16 Apr 2026

    Summary: Updated mingw-nsis packages fix security vulnerability

    Details: The Nullsoft Scriptable Install System version < 2.50 contains a DLL hijacking attack which allows administrative (root) level access on the target Windows system.

    References: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2017-0271.html, https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=19910, https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/thread/H2762LYQBZ3FBEJYN5TJH55CB2C27LLI/

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: mingw-nsis

    Purl: pkg:rpm/mageia/mingw-nsis?arch=source&distro=mageia-5

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -2.50-1.mga5

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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