HTC VIVEPORT up to 1.0.0.35 Directory Permission untrusted search path

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in HTC VIVEPORT up to 1.0.0.35. Affected is an unknown function of the component Directory Permission. This manipulation causes untrusted search path. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2019-12177. It is possible to launch the attack on the local host. There is not any exploit available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in HTC VIVEPORT up to 1.0.0.35. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Directory Permission. 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. The summary by CVE is:

Privilege escalation due to insecure directory permissions affecting ViveportDesktopService in HTC VIVEPORT before 1.0.0.36 allows local attackers to escalate privileges via DLL hijacking.

The weakness was released 06/03/2019. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2019-12177 since 05/19/2019. Attacking locally is a requirement. The successful exploitation needs a single authentication. 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.

Upgrading to version 1.0.0.36 eliminates this vulnerability.

Entry connected to this vulnerability is available at VDB-135870. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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• HTC

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• VIVEPORT

Version

• 1.0.0.0
• 1.0.0.1
• 1.0.0.2
• 1.0.0.3
• 1.0.0.4
• 1.0.0.5
• 1.0.0.6
• 1.0.0.7
• 1.0.0.8
• 1.0.0.9
• 1.0.0.10
• 1.0.0.11
• 1.0.0.12
• 1.0.0.13
• 1.0.0.14
• 1.0.0.15
• 1.0.0.16
• 1.0.0.17
• 1.0.0.18
• 1.0.0.19
• 1.0.0.20
• 1.0.0.21
• 1.0.0.22
• 1.0.0.23
• 1.0.0.24
• 1.0.0.25
• 1.0.0.26
• 1.0.0.27
• 1.0.0.28
• 1.0.0.29
• 1.0.0.30
• 1.0.0.31
• 1.0.0.32
• 1.0.0.33
• 1.0.0.34
• 1.0.0.35

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