VDB-100707 · CVE-2017-2156 · BID 98040

Vivaldi Installer up to 1.7 on Windows Search Path untrusted search path

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Vivaldi Installer up to 1.7 on Windows. It has been classified as problematic. This affects an unknown part. Performing a manipulation as part of Search Path results in untrusted search path. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2017-2156. The attack requires a local approach. No exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Vivaldi Installer up to 1.7 on Windows. It has been classified as problematic. This affects an unknown code block. The manipulation as part of a Search Path leads to a untrusted search path vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Untrusted search path vulnerability in Vivaldi installer for Windows prior to version 1.7.735.48 allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code via a specially crafted executable file in an unspecified directory.

The bug was discovered 04/25/2017. The weakness was disclosed 04/28/2017 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at jvn.jp. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2017-2156 since 12/01/2016. Attacking locally is a requirement. The requirement for exploitation is a authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1574 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 3 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

Upgrading to version 1.7.735.48 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at SecurityFocus (BID 98040†). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.4

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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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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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Vivaldi Installer 1.7.735.48

Timelineinfo

12/01/2016 🔍
04/25/2017 +145 days 🔍
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04/28/2017 +3 days 🔍
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12/22/2020 +1334 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: jvn.jp
Researcher: Eiji James Yoshida
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2017-2156 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-2156
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-100707
SecurityFocus: 98040 - Vivaldi Installer CVE-2017-2156 DLL Loading Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
OSVDB: - CVE-2017-2156 - Vivaldi - Vivaldi Installer For Windows - Medium

Entryinfo

Created: 04/28/2017 23:57
Updated: 12/22/2020 08:19
Changes: 04/28/2017 23:57 (61), 09/22/2020 10:04 (4), 12/22/2020 08:19 (2)
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Cache ID: 216:B73:103

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