Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU84587

Insecure DLL loading in IBM Spectrum Protect Client Management Service and Storage Protect for Virtual Environments: Data Protection for VMware - CVE-2023-35897

Published: December 20, 2023

Vulnerability identifier: #VU84587

CSH Severity: Medium

CVSS v4: 7 [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]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-35897

CWE-ID: CWE-427

Exploitation vector: Local access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a local user to compromise vulnerable system.

The vulnerability exists due to the application loads DLL libraries in an insecure manner. A local user 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

IBM Spectrum Protect Client Management Service
Storage Protect for Virtual Environments: Data Protection for VMware
Storage Protect Client
Storage Protect for Virtual Environments: Data Protection for Hyper-V

How to mitigate CVE-2023-35897

Install updates from vendor's website.

Storage Protect for Virtual Environments: Data Protection for VMware - update to 8.1.20.0
Storage Protect Client - update to 8.1.20.0
Storage Protect for Virtual Environments: Data Protection for Hyper-V - update to 8.1.20.0

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