SB2016062904 - Insecure DLL loading in Panda Internet Security
Published: June 29, 2016 Updated: November 22, 2018
Security Bulletin ID
SB2016062904
CSH Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Insecure DLL loading (CVE-ID: N/A)
CWE-ID: CWE-427 - Uncontrolled Search Path Element
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
The vulnerability allows a local user to gain system privileges on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to access control error when the 'PSEvents.exe' application attempts to load non-existing DLLs from a directory (%ProgramData%\Panda Security\Panda Devices Agent\Downloads) that has USERS group write permissions. A local user can execute arbitrary code with SYSTEM privileges by creating a specially crafted DLL.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.