VDB-293276 · CVE-2024-9494 · GCVE-0-2024-9494

Silabs CP210 VCP Win 2k up to 6.3 uncontrolled search path

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Silabs CP210 VCP Win 2k up to 6.3 and classified as problematic. Impacted is an unknown function. Such manipulation leads to uncontrolled search path. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2024-9494. The attack needs to be performed locally. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Silabs CP210 VCP Win 2k up to 6.3. Affected by this issue is an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input 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:

DLL hijacking vulnerabilities, caused by an uncontrolled search path in the CP210 VCP Win 2k installer can lead to privilege escalation and arbitrary code execution when running the impacted installer.

The advisory is shared for download at community.silabs.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2024-9494 since 10/03/2024. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 01/24/2025). The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1574.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Vendor

Silabs

Name

CP210 VCP Win 2k

Version

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

CVSSv4info

VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.2
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.2

VulDB Base Score: 7.8
VulDB Temp Score: 7.8
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CNA Base Score: 8.6
CNA Vector (Silabs): 🔍

CVSSv2info

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Uncontrolled search path
CWE: CWE-427 / CWE-426
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ATT&CK: 🔍

Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Partially

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔍

Timelineinfo

10/03/2024 🔍
01/24/2025 +113 days 🔍
01/24/2025 +0 days 🔍
01/24/2025 +0 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: community.silabs.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-9494 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-9494
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-293276

Entryinfo

Created: 01/24/2025 16:08
Updated: 01/24/2025 16:11
Changes: 01/24/2025 16:08 (27), 01/24/2025 16:11 (34)
Complete: 🔍
Committer: mitr
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