Fazecast jSerialComm up to 2.2.2 DLL Search Path uncontrolled search path

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Fazecast jSerialComm up to 2.2.2. Affected is an unknown function of the component DLL Handler. This manipulation as part of Search Path causes uncontrolled search path. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2020-10626. The attack needs to be launched locally. No exploit is available.

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A vulnerability was found in Fazecast jSerialComm up to 2.2.2. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component DLL Handler. The manipulation as part of a Search Path leads to a uncontrolled search path vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

In Fazecast jSerialComm, Version 2.2.2 and prior, an uncontrolled search path element vulnerability could allow a malicious DLL file with the same name of any resident DLLs inside the software installation to execute arbitrary code.

The weakness was published 05/14/2020. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2020-10626 since 03/16/2020. Attacking locally is a requirement. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. 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.

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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• Fazecast

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• jSerialComm

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• 2.2.0
• 2.2.1
• 2.2.2

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