JVN#06770361: Installer of Tera Term may insecurely load Dynamic Link Libraries

The installer of Tera Term provided by TeraTerm Project contains an issue with the DLL search path, which may lead to insecurely load 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.
Users who already have installed Tera Term do not need to re-install the application, because this issue affects the installer only.

Products Affected

• The installer of Tera Term 4.94 and earlier