VDB-100939 · CVE-2017-6051 · BID 98031

BLF-Tech VisualView HMI up to 9.9.14.0 Search uncontrolled search path

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in BLF-Tech VisualView HMI up to 9.9.14.0. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component Search. This manipulation causes uncontrolled search path. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2017-6051. The attack can only be executed locally. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in BLF-Tech VisualView HMI up to 9.9.14.0 (SCADA Software) and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing of the component Search. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a uncontrolled search path vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-427. The product uses a fixed or controlled search path to find resources, but one or more locations in that path can be under the control of unintended actors. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

An Uncontrolled Search Path Element issue was discovered in BLF-Tech LLC VisualView HMI Version 9.9.14.0 and prior. The uncontrolled search path element vulnerability has been identified, which may allow an attacker to run a malicious DLL file within the search path resulting in execution of arbitrary code.

The bug was discovered 04/25/2017. The weakness was shared 05/08/2017 by Karn Ganeshen (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2017-6051 since 02/16/2017. Attacking locally is a requirement. Required for exploitation is a single 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 13 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.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at SecurityFocus (BID 98031†). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.1
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.1

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VulDB Temp Score: 5.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Uncontrolled search path
CWE: CWE-427 / CWE-426
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

02/16/2017 🔍
04/25/2017 +68 days 🔍
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05/08/2017 +13 days 🔍
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05/09/2017 +1 days 🔍
09/24/2020 +1234 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: Karn Ganeshen
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2017-6051 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-6051
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-100939
SecurityFocus: 98031 - BLF-Tech LLC VisualView HMI CVE-2017-6051 DLL Loading Local Code Execution Vulnerability
OSVDB: - CVE-2017-6051 - Blftech - Visualview Hmi - Medium

Entryinfo

Created: 05/09/2017 08:34
Updated: 09/24/2020 16:21
Changes: 05/09/2017 08:34 (60), 09/24/2020 16:21 (5)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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