{"id":"MGASA-2017-0271","summary":"Updated mingw-nsis packages fix security vulnerability","details":"The Nullsoft Scriptable Install System version \u003c 2.50 contains a DLL\nhijacking attack which allows administrative (root) level access on the\ntarget Windows system.\n","modified":"2026-04-16T04:27:21.417865Z","published":"2017-08-16T00:01:16Z","references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2017-0271.html"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=19910"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/thread/H2762LYQBZ3FBEJYN5TJH55CB2C27LLI/"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"mingw-nsis","ecosystem":"Mageia:5","purl":"pkg:rpm/mageia/mingw-nsis?arch=source&distro=mageia-5"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"2.50-1.mga5"}]}],"ecosystem_specific":{"section":"core"},"database_specific":{"source":"https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2017-0271.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.7.5","credits":[{"name":"Mageia","contact":["https://wiki.mageia.org/en/Packages_Security_Team"],"type":"COORDINATOR"}]}