Sandboxie Installer 5071703 dwmapi.dll untrusted search path

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Sandboxie Installer 5071703. It has been classified as problematic. Affected is an unknown function in the library dwmapi.dll. This manipulation causes untrusted search path. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2017-12480. It is possible to launch the attack on the local host. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Sandboxie Installer 5071703. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block in the library dwmapi.dll. 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. The summary by CVE is:

Sandboxie installer 5071703 has a DLL Hijacking or Unsafe DLL Loading Vulnerability via a Trojan horse dwmapi.dll or profapi.dll file in an AppData\Local\Temp directory.

The bug was discovered 08/05/2017. The weakness was released 08/06/2017 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at medium.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2017-12480 since 08/04/2017. Attacking locally is a requirement. The requirement for exploitation is a single authentication. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. 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 1 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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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.5

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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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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

08/04/2017 🔍
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08/06/2017 +1 days 🔍
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11/03/2019 +819 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: medium.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2017-12480 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-12480
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-104851

Entryinfo

Created: 08/06/2017 14:16
Updated: 11/03/2019 19:25
Changes: 08/06/2017 14:16 (57), 11/03/2019 19:25 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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