Cisco Advanced Malware Protection DLL uncontrolled search path

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A vulnerability has been found in Cisco Advanced Malware Protection and classified as critical. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component DLL Handler. Performing a manipulation results in uncontrolled search path. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2021-1280. The attack must be initiated from a local position. There is no exploit available. The affected component should be upgraded.

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A vulnerability was found in Cisco Advanced Malware Protection (Anti-Malware Software) (the affected version unknown). It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown part of the component DLL Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a uncontrolled search path vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was shared 01/21/2021 as cisco-sa-amp-imm-dll-5PAZ3hRV. The advisory is shared at tools.cisco.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2021-1280. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1574 for this issue.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

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• Anti-Malware Software

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• Cisco

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• Advanced Malware Protection

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• commercial

Website

• Vendor: https://www.cisco.com/

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