Nullsoft Scriptable Install System (NSIS) before 3.09 mishandles access control for an uninstaller directory.

The remote Debian 11 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the dla-3874 advisory.

    -------------------------------------------------------------------------     Debian LTS Advisory DLA-3874-1                debian-lts@lists.debian.org     https://www.debian.org/lts/security/                       Daniel Leidert     September 05, 2024                            https://wiki.debian.org/LTS
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    Package        : nsis     Version        : 3.06.1-1+deb11u1     CVE ID         : CVE-2023-37378     Debian Bug     : 1040880

    CVE-2023-37378

        Nullsoft Scriptable Install System (NSIS) before 3.09 mishandles         access control for an uninstaller directory.

    For Debian 11 bullseye, this problem has been fixed in version     3.06.1-1+deb11u1.

    We recommend that you upgrade your nsis packages.

    For the detailed security status of nsis please refer to     its security tracker page at:
    https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/nsis

    Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply     these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be     found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS     Attachment:
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Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Debian security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote Fedora 37 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the FEDORA-2023-b9ec99605f advisory.

    Update to 3.09, fixes CVE-2023-37378.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote Fedora 38 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the FEDORA-2023-dfb6cc599f advisory.

    Update to 3.09, fixes CVE-2023-37378.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote Debian 10 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the dla-3483 advisory.

  - Nullsoft Scriptable Install System (NSIS) before 3.09 mishandles access control for an uninstaller     directory. (CVE-2023-37378)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

ID	Name	Product	Family	Severity
206644	Debian dla-3874 : nsis - security update	Nessus	Debian Local Security Checks	medium
178221	Fedora 37 : mingw-nsis (2023-b9ec99605f)	Nessus	Fedora Local Security Checks	medium
178219	Fedora 38 : mingw-nsis (2023-dfb6cc599f)	Nessus	Fedora Local Security Checks	medium
178040	Debian DLA-3483-1 : nsis - LTS security update	Nessus	Debian Local Security Checks	medium

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