#VU8546 Insecure DLL loading in Cisco FindIT Network Discovery Utility - CVE-2017-12252
Published: September 20, 2017 / Updated: September 21, 2017
Vulnerability identifier: #VU8546
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-12252
CWE-ID: CWE-427
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Cisco FindIT Network Discovery Utility
Cisco FindIT Network Discovery Utility
Software vendor:
Cisco Systems, Inc
Cisco Systems, Inc
Description
The vulnerability allows a local attacker to gain elevated privileges on the target system.
The weakness exists due to the application loading a malicious copy of a specific, nondefined DLL file instead of the DLL file it was expecting. A local attacker can load a specially crafted .dll file and gain elevated privileges on the system.
The weakness exists due to the application loading a malicious copy of a specific, nondefined DLL file instead of the DLL file it was expecting. A local attacker can load a specially crafted .dll file and gain elevated privileges on the system.
Remediation
Update to version 2.0.4.