JVN#14658714: Installer of "Flets Azukeru for Windows Auto Backup Tool" may insecurely load Dynamic Link Libraries

Installer of “Flets Azukeru for Windows Auto Backup Tool” provided by NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE WEST CORPORATION contains an issue with the DLL search path, which may lead to insecurely loading Dynamic Link Libraries (CWE-427).

Impact

Arbitrary code may be executed with the privilege of the user invoking the installer.

Solution

Use the latest installer
Use the latest installer according to the information provided by the developer.

When installing “Flets Azukeru for Windows Auto Backup Tool”, be sure to check there are no suspicious files in the directory where the installer resides.

Note that this vulnerability affects the installer only, thus users who have already installed “Flets Azukeru for Windows Auto Backup Tool” do not need to re-install the software using the latest installer.

Products Affected

• Flets Azukeru for Windows Auto Backup Tool v1.0.3.0 and earlier