LG PC Suite up to 5.3.25.20150529 on Windows Updater missing encryption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in LG PC Suite up to 5.3.25.20150529 on Windows. This affects an unknown function of the component Updater. This manipulation causes missing encryption. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in LG PC Suite up to 5.3.25.20150529 on Windows and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code of the component Updater. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a missing encryption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-311. The product does not encrypt sensitive or critical information before storage or transmission. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was released 10/11/2016 with Blue Frost Security Research Lab as BFS-SA-2016-004 as not defined mailinglist post (Full-Disclosure). It is possible to read the advisory at seclists.org. The public release was coordinated with LG. The attack can be launched remotely. A single authentication is needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 05/07/2019). The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1600 according to MITRE ATT&CK. The advisory points out:

The LG PC Suite update mechanism is vulnerable to a man-in-the-middle attack. Through the manipulation of files transmitted over HTTP an attacker can force the execution of arbitrary code on the target system. Code is executed with the privileges of the currently logged on user.

The mailinglist post contains the following remark:

LG will not provide software updates to address the issue because the LG PC Suite reached the end of its product life cycle.

Additional details are provided at labs.bluefrostsecurity.de. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.1

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.1
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Missing encryption
CWE: CWE-311 / CWE-310
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

10/11/2016 🔍
10/12/2016 +1 days 🔍
05/07/2019 +937 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: BFS-SA-2016-004
Organization: Blue Frost Security Research Lab
Status: Not defined
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GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-92551
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Entryinfo

Created: 10/12/2016 10:18
Updated: 05/07/2019 18:10
Changes: 10/12/2016 10:18 (45), 05/07/2019 18:10 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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