ContentsBridge Utility up to 7.4.0 on Windows Installer Search Path untrusted search path

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in ContentsBridge Utility up to 7.4.0 on Windows. This affects an unknown part of the component Installer. Such manipulation as part of Search Path leads to untrusted search path. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2017-10851. An attack has to be approached locally. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in ContentsBridge Utility up to 7.4.0 on Windows. It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is an unknown function of the component Installer. The manipulation as part of a Search Path leads to a untrusted search path vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Untrusted search path vulnerability in Installer for ContentsBridge Utility for Windows 7.4.0 and earlier allows an attacker to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in an unspecified directory.

The bug was discovered 08/31/2017. The weakness was shared 09/01/2017 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at jvn.jp. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2017-10851 since 07/04/2017. The attack needs to be approached locally. The successful exploitation requires a simple authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1574.

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.

The entries VDB-106061, VDB-106062 and VDB-106063 are related to this item. 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: 6.5

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VulDB Temp Score: 5.3
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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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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

07/04/2017 🔍
08/31/2017 +58 days 🔍
09/01/2017 +1 days 🔍
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09/02/2017 +1 days 🔍
11/12/2019 +801 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: jvn.jp
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2017-10851 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-10851
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-106064
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Entryinfo

Created: 09/02/2017 09:43
Updated: 11/12/2019 15:52
Changes: 09/02/2017 09:43 (55), 11/12/2019 15:52 (7)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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