File Compact up to 5.09/6.01/7.01 Self-Extracting Archive File untrusted search path

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A vulnerability was found in File Compact up to 5.09/6.01/7.01. It has been rated as critical. This affects an unknown part of the component Self-Extracting Archive File. Performing a manipulation results in untrusted search path. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2017-2252. The attack requires a local approach. No exploit exists.

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A vulnerability was found in File Compact up to 5.09/6.01/7.01. It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown function of the component Self-Extracting Archive File. The manipulation with an unknown input 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 Self-extracting archive files created by File Compact Ver.5 version 5.09 and earlier, Ver.6 version 6.01 and earlier, Ver.7 version 7.01 and earlier allows an attacker to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in an unspecified directory.

The bug was discovered 07/10/2017. The weakness was disclosed 07/17/2017 (Website). The advisory is shared at jvn.jp. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2017-2252 since 12/01/2016. An attack has to be approached locally. The successful exploitation requires a authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1574 for this issue.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 7 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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• File Compact

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• 5.09
• 6.01
• 7.01

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