Corel CorelDRAW X7 wintab32.dll uncontrolled search path

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as problematic has been discovered in Corel CorelDRAW X7, Photo-Paint X7, PaintShop Pro X7, Corel Painter 2015 and PDF Fusion. This vulnerability affects unknown code in the library wintab32.dll. The manipulation results in uncontrolled search path. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2014-8393. The attack must be initiated from a local position. Furthermore, there is an exploit available. A patch should be applied to remediate this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Corel CorelDRAW X7, Photo-Paint X7, PaintShop Pro X7, Corel Painter 2015 and PDF Fusion (Image Processing Software). Affected is an unknown functionality in the library wintab32.dll. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a uncontrolled search path vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

DLL Hijacking vulnerability in CorelDRAW X7, Corel Photo-Paint X7, Corel PaintShop Pro X7, Corel Painter 2015, and Corel PDF Fusion.

The bug was discovered 01/13/2015. The weakness was shared 08/29/2017 by Marcos Accossatto with Core Security as not defined posting (Bugtraq). The advisory is available at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2014-8393 since 10/22/2014. Local access is required to approach this attack. The successful exploitation needs a authentication. Technical details and a public exploit are known. This vulnerability is assigned to T1574 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

The exploit is shared for download at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 958 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Exploit-DB (14786), SecurityFocus (BID 72005†) and Secunia (SA62210†). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.3

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Class: Uncontrolled search path
CWE: CWE-427 / CWE-426
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Timelineinfo

10/22/2014 🔍
01/12/2015 +82 days 🔍
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08/28/2017 +958 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: 129922⛔
Researcher: Marcos Accossatto
Organization: Core Security
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2014-8393 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-8393
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-105834
SecurityFocus: 72005 - Multiple Corel Products 'wintab32.dll' DLL Loading Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability
Secunia: 62210
SecurityTracker: 1031522

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 08/29/2017 11:40
Updated: 07/28/2025 01:17
Changes: 08/29/2017 11:40 (60), 11/11/2019 08:07 (7), 01/10/2021 07:44 (2), 12/16/2022 20:17 (3), 07/28/2025 01:17 (26)
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