VDB-106936 · CVE-2017-12252 · BID 100923

Cisco FindIT Network Discovery Utility untrusted search path

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Cisco FindIT Network Discovery Utility and classified as problematic. Impacted is an unknown function. Executing a manipulation can lead to untrusted search path. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2017-12252. It is possible to launch the attack on the local host. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Cisco FindIT Network Discovery Utility (the affected version is unknown). It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects an unknown code. 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. CVE summarizes:

A vulnerability in the Cisco FindIT Network Discovery Utility could allow an authenticated, local attacker to perform a DLL preloading attack, potentially causing a partial impact to device availability, confidentiality, and integrity. The vulnerability is due to the application loading a malicious copy of a specific, nondefined DLL file instead of the DLL file it was expecting. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by placing an affected DLL within the search path of the host system. An exploit could allow the attacker to load a malicious DLL file into the system, thus partially compromising confidentiality, integrity, and availability on the device. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCve89785.

The bug was discovered 09/20/2017. The weakness was released 09/21/2017 by Kushal Arvind Shah with Fortinet's FortiGuard Labs as cisco-sa-20170920-findit as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at tools.cisco.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2017-12252 since 08/03/2017. The attack needs to be approached locally. A single authentication is needed for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 11/18/2019). 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 $5k-$25k.

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 100923†). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Untrusted search path
CWE: CWE-426
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: cisco.com

Advisory: cisco-sa-20170920-findit
Researcher: Kushal Arvind Shah
Organization: Fortinet's FortiGuard Labs
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2017-12252 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-12252
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-106936
SecurityFocus: 100923 - Cisco FindIT Network Discovery Utility DLL Loading Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability

Entryinfo

Created: 09/21/2017 21:39
Updated: 11/18/2019 13:27
Changes: 09/21/2017 21:39 (59), 11/18/2019 13:27 (6)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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