Nero 7.10.1.0 Nero.exe BINARY_PATH_NAME unquoted search path

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A vulnerability was found in Nero 7.10.1.0 and classified as problematic. This issue affects an unknown part of the file Nero.exe. The manipulation of the argument BINARY_PATH_NAME with an unknown input leads to a unquoted search path vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-428. The product uses a search path that contains an unquoted element, in which the element contains whitespace or other separators. This can cause the product to access resources in a parent path. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Nero 7.10.1.0 has an unquoted BINARY_PATH_NAME for NBService, exploitable via a Trojan horse Nero.exe file in the %PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\Nero directory.

The bug was discovered 09/11/2017. The weakness was published 10/16/2017 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at cxsecurity.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2017-15383 since 10/16/2017. Attacking locally is a requirement. A simple authentication is necessary for exploitation. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1574.009 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 35 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

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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Class: Unquoted search path
CWE: CWE-428 / CWE-426
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OpenVAS ID: 880988
OpenVAS Name: ereg_replace( string:path_name, pattern:\s+(/|\-|\-\-).*, replace:
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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Advisory: 139658
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2017-15383 (🔍)

Entryinfo

Created: 10/17/2017 09:07 AM
Updated: 01/03/2023 05:39 PM
Changes: 10/17/2017 09:07 AM (57), 11/25/2019 01:40 PM (5), 01/03/2023 05:39 PM (3)
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