Windows 10 Fall Creators Update Modify Module for Security Measures Tool Installer uncontrolled search path

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Windows 10 Fall Creators Update Modify Module for Security Measures Tool and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Installer. Such manipulation as part of Search Path leads to uncontrolled search path. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2018-16177. The attack must be carried out locally. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Windows 10 Fall Creators Update Modify Module for Security Measures Tool (the affected version is unknown). It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is an unknown code of the component Installer. The manipulation as part of a Search Path leads to a uncontrolled search path vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Untrusted search path vulnerability in The installer of Windows10 Fall Creators Update Modify module for Security Measures tool allows an attacker to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in an unspecified directory.

The bug was discovered 11/09/2018. The weakness was presented 01/09/2019 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at jvn.jp. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2018-16177 since 08/30/2018. The attack needs to be approached locally. A simple authentication is needed for exploitation. 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 61 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
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Class: Uncontrolled search path
CWE: CWE-427 / CWE-426
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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08/30/2018 🔍
11/09/2018 +71 days 🔍
01/09/2019 +61 days 🔍
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01/10/2019 +1 days 🔍
04/27/2020 +473 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: jvn.jp
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2018-16177 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-16177
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-128888

Entryinfo

Created: 01/10/2019 13:54
Updated: 04/27/2020 16:30
Changes: 01/10/2019 13:54 (56), 04/27/2020 16:30 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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