IBM iNotes 8.5/9.0 DLL untrusted search path

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A vulnerability was found in IBM iNotes 8.5/9.0 (Groupware Software). It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown part of the component DLL Handler. 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:

IBM iNotes 8.5 and 9.0 SUService can be misguided into running malicious code from a DLL masquerading as a windows DLL in the temp directory. IBM X-Force ID: 134532.

The bug was discovered 02/08/2018. The weakness was published 02/13/2018 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at ibm.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2017-1711 since 11/30/2016. The attack needs to be approached locally. A single authentication is necessary for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 02/03/2021). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future.The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1574.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 5 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 370777 (IBM Notes Multiple Vulnerabilities(swg22010777,swg22010767,swg22010775)).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

Similar entries are available at 113201, 113202, 113582 and 113583.

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Class: Untrusted search path
CWE: CWE-426
ATT&CK: T1574

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11/30/2016 🔍
02/08/2018 +435 days 🔍
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02/14/2018 +1 days 🔍
02/03/2021 +1085 days 🔍

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Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: ibm.com
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CVE: CVE-2017-1711 (🔍)
X-Force: 134532

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Created: 02/14/2018 08:18
Updated: 02/03/2021 10:28
Changes: 02/14/2018 08:18 (61), 01/04/2020 13:28 (2), 02/03/2021 10:28 (2)
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