Insecure DLL loading in HouseCall - CVE-2019-19689

 

Insecure DLL loading in HouseCall - CVE-2019-19689

Published: December 29, 2019


Vulnerability identifier: #VU23836
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 7.5 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-19689
CWE-ID: CWE-427
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise vulnerable system.

The vulnerability exists due to the application loads DLL libraries in an insecure manner. A remote attacker can place a specially crafted .dll file on a remote SMB fileshare, trick the victim into opening a file, associated with the vulnerable application, and execute arbitrary code on victim's system.


Affected software

HouseCall

How to mitigate CVE-2019-19689

Update to version 5.3.0.1063.

HouseCall - update to 5.3.1063

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