VDB-119899 · CVE-2018-0596 · BID 104563

Microsoft Visual Studio Community DLL Loader Search Path untrusted search path

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Microsoft Visual Studio Community and classified as problematic. Affected is an unknown function of the component DLL Loader. This manipulation as part of Search Path causes untrusted search path. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2018-0596. The attack can only be executed locally. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Microsoft Visual Studio Community (Programming Tool Software) (the affected version unknown). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part of the component DLL Loader. The manipulation as part of a Search Path 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. The summary by CVE is:

Untrusted search path vulnerability in the installer of Visual Studio Community allows an attacker to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in an unspecified directory.

The bug was discovered 05/17/2018. The weakness was shared 06/26/2018 with Mitsui Bussan Secure Directions, Inc. (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at jvn.jp. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2018-0596 since 11/27/2017. Attacking locally is a requirement. A single authentication is necessary for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 02/22/2020). 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 40 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 104563†). The entries VDB-119895, VDB-119896, VDB-119897 and VDB-119898 are related to this item. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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

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

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Timelineinfo

11/27/2017 🔍
05/17/2018 +171 days 🔍
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06/26/2018 +39 days 🔍
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02/22/2020 +606 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: jvn.jp
Organization: Mitsui Bussan Secure Directions, Inc.
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2018-0596 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-0596
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-119899
SecurityFocus: 104563 - Multiple Microsoft Products DLL Loading Multiple Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities

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Entryinfo

Created: 06/27/2018 00:17
Updated: 02/22/2020 08:15
Changes: 06/27/2018 00:17 (61), 02/22/2020 08:15 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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