SB2019101609 - Insecure DLL loading in NSA Ghidra

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SB2019101609 - Insecure DLL loading in NSA Ghidra

Published: October 16, 2019 Updated: October 27, 2019

Security Bulletin ID SB2019101609
CSH Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Local access
Highest impact Code execution

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.


1) Insecure DLL loading (CVE-ID: CVE-2019-17665)

CWE-ID: CWE-427 - Uncontrolled Search Path Element

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear


The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to the application loads the jansi.dll library in an insecure manner from the current working directory. A local user can place a specially crafted .dll file on the system and trick the victim into opening an associated file with the application from the directory with a malicious .dll file. This will lead to execution of arbitrary code on the system with privileges of the current user.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References