Bomgar Remote Support up to 15.2.2/16.1.4/16.2.3 Agent untrusted search path

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A vulnerability has been found in Bomgar Remote Support up to 15.2.2/16.1.4/16.2.3 and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown code block of the component Agent. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a untrusted search path vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-426. The product searches for critical resources using an externally-supplied search path that can point to resources that are not under the product's direct control. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

The agent in Bomgar Remote Support 15.2.x before 15.2.3, 16.1.x before 16.1.5, and 16.2.x before 16.2.4 allows DLL hijacking because of weak %SYSTEMDRIVE%\ProgramData permissions.

The bug was discovered 10/26/2017. The weakness was disclosed 10/26/2017 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at vsecurity.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2017-5996 since 02/15/2017. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1574.

Upgrading to version 15.2.3, 16.1.5 or 16.2.4 eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.4

VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 7.0
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NVD Base Score: 7.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Untrusted search path
CWE: CWE-426
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Remote Support 15.2.3/16.1.5/16.2.4

Timelineinfo

02/15/2017 🔍
10/26/2017 +253 days 🔍
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10/27/2017 +1 days 🔍
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02/07/2020 +833 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: vsecurity.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2017-5996 (🔍)
SecurityTracker: 1039679

Entryinfo

Created: 10/27/2017 09:18
Updated: 02/07/2020 08:26
Changes: 10/27/2017 09:18 (62), 02/07/2020 08:26 (1)
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