Aura Video Converter 1.6.3 Library privileges management

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A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Aura Video Converter 1.6.3. This affects an unknown part of the component Library Handler. This manipulation causes privileges management. In addition, an exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Aura Video Converter 1.6.3. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing of the component Library Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was presented 10/04/2016 by ZwX as VL-ID 1965 as not defined advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at vulnerability-lab.com. The exploitation appears to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. Required for exploitation is a single authentication. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

A public exploit has been developed by ZwX and been published immediately after the advisory. It is possible to download the exploit at vulnerability-lab.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The code used by the exploit is:

#include <windows.h>
#define DllExport __declspec (dllexport)

BOOL WINAPI DllMain (
HANDLE hinstDLL,
DWORD fdwReason,
LPVOID lpvReserved)
{
dll_hijack();
return 0;
}

int dll_hijack()
{
MessageBox(0, "DLL Hijacking By ZwX!", "DLL Message", MB_OK);
return 0;
}

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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Vendor

• Aura

Name

• Video Converter

Version

• 1.6.3

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