Insecure DLL loading in DAQFactory - CVE-2017-5147

 

Insecure DLL loading in DAQFactory - CVE-2017-5147

Published: August 30, 2017


Vulnerability identifier: #VU8035
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 8.5 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-5147
CWE-ID: CWE-426
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a local attacker to gain elevated privileges on the target system.

The weakness exists due to untrusted search path element. A local attacker can load a specially crafted .dll file, gain root access and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.

Affected software

DAQFactory

How to mitigate CVE-2017-5147

Update to version 17.1.


External References

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