Lenovo PaperDisplay Hotkey Service 1.2.0.8 DLL Loader Search Path untrusted search path

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in Lenovo PaperDisplay Hotkey Service 1.2.0.8. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component DLL Loader. This manipulation as part of Search Path causes untrusted search path. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2019-6165. The attack is restricted to local execution. No exploit exists. It is suggested to swap out the affected component for an alternative.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Lenovo PaperDisplay Hotkey Service 1.2.0.8. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality 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:

A DLL search path vulnerability was reported in PaperDisplay Hotkey Service version 1.2.0.8 that could allow privilege escalation. Lenovo has ended support for PaperDisplay Hotkey software as the Night light feature introduced in Windows 10 Build 1703 provides similar features.

The weakness was disclosed 08/19/2019. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2019-6165 since 01/11/2019. An attack has to be approached locally. A single authentication is required for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1574 for this issue.

The problem might be mitigated by replacing the product with as an alternative.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.8
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Class: Untrusted search path
CWE: CWE-426
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: lenovo.com

Advisory: support.lenovo.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2019-6165 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2019-6165
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-140317

Entryinfo

Created: 08/19/2019 21:53
Updated: 11/26/2023 15:28
Changes: 08/19/2019 21:53 (37), 07/31/2020 16:12 (17), 11/26/2023 15:23 (3), 11/26/2023 15:28 (12)
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