VDB-109465 · CVE-2017-12314 · BID 101896

Cisco FindIT Network Discovery Utility CSCvf37955 Search Path uncontrolled search path

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Cisco FindIT Network Discovery Utility CSCvf37955. This issue affects some unknown processing. This manipulation as part of Search Path causes uncontrolled search path. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2017-12314. The attack needs to be launched locally. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Cisco FindIT Network Discovery Utility CSCvf37955. It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing. The manipulation as part of a Search Path leads to a uncontrolled search path vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

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 the device availability, confidentiality, and integrity, aka Insecure Library Loading. 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: CSCvf37955.

The bug was discovered 11/15/2017. The weakness was published 11/16/2017 by Stefan Kanthak as cisco-sa-20171115-findit as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at tools.cisco.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2017-12314 since 08/03/2017. An attack has to be approached locally. Required for exploitation is a single authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 12/07/2019). 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 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 101896†). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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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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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: cisco.com

Advisory: cisco-sa-20171115-findit
Researcher: Stefan Kanthak
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2017-12314 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-12314
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-109465
SecurityFocus: 101896 - Cisco FindIT Discovery Utility DLL Loading Local Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability

Entryinfo

Created: 11/16/2017 17:41
Updated: 12/07/2019 08:24
Changes: 11/16/2017 17:41 (61), 12/07/2019 08:24 (5)
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Cache ID: 216::103

Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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