Privilege escalation in MXview - CVE-2017-14030
Published: January 11, 2018 / Updated: January 12, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU9998
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-2017-14030
CWE-ID: CWE-427
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 vulnerability exists due to insecure .dll loading mechanism when opening files. A local attacker can place a file along with specially crafted .dll file on a remote SBM or WebDAV share and execute arbitrary code on the target system with elevated privileges..
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow an attacker to compromise vulnerable system.
Affected software
MXview
How to mitigate CVE-2017-14030
Update to version 2.9.