Whale Installer DLL untrusted search path

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Whale. It has been classified as critical. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component Installer. Performing a manipulation results in untrusted search path (DLL). This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2017-15913. The attack must be initiated from a local position. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Whale (unknown version). This affects an unknown code block of the component Installer. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a untrusted search path vulnerability (DLL). CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

The Installer in Whale allows DLL hijacking.

The bug was discovered 10/25/2017. The weakness was shared 01/08/2018 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at bugbounty.whale.naver.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2017-15913 since 10/25/2017. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. 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 74 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

Name: DLL
Class: Untrusted search path / DLL
CWE: CWE-426
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

10/25/2017 🔍
10/25/2017 +0 days 🔍
01/07/2018 +74 days 🔍
01/08/2018 +1 days 🔍
01/08/2018 +0 days 🔍
12/20/2019 +711 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: bugbounty.whale.naver.com
Status: Not defined
Confirmation: 🔍

CVE: CVE-2017-15913 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-15913
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-111459

Entryinfo

Created: 01/08/2018 15:18
Updated: 12/20/2019 10:23
Changes: 01/08/2018 15:18 (55), 12/20/2019 10:23 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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