Insecure library loading in Snort - CVE-2016-1417
Published: October 4, 2016 / Updated: October 5, 2016
Vulnerability identifier: #VU738
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-1417
CWE-ID: CWE-427
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Sourcefire
Affected software:
Snort
Snort
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote user to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to absence of validation of search path when loading DLL files. A remote attacker can place malicious 'tcapi.dll' DLL file on the SBM or WebDav share and trick the victim to load a pcap file from that location.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in arbitrary code execution on the vulnerable system.
How to mitigate CVE-2016-1417
Cybersecurity Help is not aware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.