Sennheiser HeadSetup 7.3.4903 Certificates SennComCCKey.pem Key certificate validation
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A vulnerability has been found in Sennheiser HeadSetup 7.3.4903 and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects an unknown function of the file SennComCCKey.pem of the component Certificates. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a certificate validation vulnerability (Key). The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-295. The product does not validate, or incorrectly validates, a certificate. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. CVE summarizes:
Sennheiser HeadSetup 7.3.4903 places Certification Authority (CA) certificates into the Trusted Root CA store of the local system, and publishes the private key in the SennComCCKey.pem file within the public software distribution, which allows remote attackers to spoof arbitrary web sites or software publishers for several years, even if the HeadSetup product is uninstalled. NOTE: a vulnerability-assessment approach must check all Windows systems for CA certificates with a CN of 127.0.0.1 or SennComRootCA, and determine whether those certificates are unwanted.
The bug was discovered 10/31/2018. The weakness was released 11/09/2018 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2018-17612 since 09/28/2018. The attack needs to be approached locally. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Technical details and also a exploit are known. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1587.003.
It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 9 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 371343 (Sennheiser HeadSetup Spoofing Vulnerability).
There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
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Exploiting
Name: KeyClass: Certificate validation / Key
CWE: CWE-295 / CWE-287
ATT&CK: T1587.003
Local: Yes
Remote: No
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Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Timeline
09/28/2018 🔍10/31/2018 🔍
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Sources
Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔Status: Not defined
CVE: CVE-2018-17612 (🔍)
SecurityFocus: 106045 - Sennheiser HeadSetup CVE-2018-17612 Spoofing Vulnerability
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
Entry
Created: 11/10/2018 08:01Updated: 04/11/2020 11:24
Changes: 11/10/2018 08:01 (64), 04/11/2020 11:24 (3)
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