Square Enix Final Fantasy XIV 4.20/4.25 on Windows Message ffxivlauncher.exe path error
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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Square Enix Final Fantasy XIV 4.20/4.25 on Windows. This affects an unknown functionality of the file ffxivlauncher.exe of the component Message Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a path error vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-417. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
ffxivlauncher.exe in Square Enix Final Fantasy XIV 4.21 and 4.25 on Windows is affected by Improper Enforcement of Message Integrity During Transmission in a Communication Channel, allowing a man-in-the-middle attacker to steal user credentials because a session retrieves global.js via http before proceeding to use https. This is fixed in Patch 4.3.
The bug was discovered 05/23/2018. The weakness was shared 05/23/2018 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at raw.githubusercontent.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2018-7295 since 02/21/2018. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit.
Upgrading to version 4.30 eliminates this vulnerability.
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.8VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.7
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Exploiting
Class: Path errorCWE: CWE-417
ATT&CK: Unknown
Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Status: Not defined
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
Upgrade: Final Fantasy XIV 4.30
Timeline
02/21/2018 🔍05/23/2018 🔍
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Sources
Advisory: raw.githubusercontent.comStatus: Not defined
CVE: CVE-2018-7295 (🔍)
Entry
Created: 05/23/2018 19:24Updated: 02/08/2020 09:38
Changes: 05/23/2018 19:24 (60), 02/08/2020 09:38 (1)
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