VDB-99327 · CVE-2017-7444 · BID 97483

Veritas System Recovery 16 DLL access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in Veritas System Recovery 16. This affects an unknown function of the component DLL Handler. Performing a manipulation results in access control. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2017-7444. The attack requires a local approach. No exploit exists. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Veritas System Recovery 16. This affects an unknown code of the component DLL Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-264. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

In Veritas System Recovery before 16 SP1, there is a DLL hijacking vulnerability in the patch installer if an attacker has write access to the directory from which the product is executed.

The bug was discovered 04/03/2017. The weakness was disclosed 04/05/2017 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at veritas.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2017-7444 since 04/05/2017. Attacking locally is a requirement. A authentication is needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 2 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

Applying the patch 16 SP1 is able to eliminate this problem.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at SecurityFocus (BID 97483†). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.4

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VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Patch
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Patch: 16 SP1

Timelineinfo

04/03/2017 🔍
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04/05/2017 +2 days 🔍
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04/06/2017 +1 days 🔍
08/26/2020 +1238 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: veritas.com
Status: Not defined
Confirmation: 🔍

CVE: CVE-2017-7444 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-7444
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-99327
SecurityFocus: 97483 - Veritas System Recovery CVE-2017-7444 DLL Loading Local Code Execution Vulnerability
OSVDB: - CVE-2017-7444 - Veritas - System Recovery - DLL Hijacking Issue

Entryinfo

Created: 04/06/2017 10:45
Updated: 08/26/2020 08:03
Changes: 04/06/2017 10:45 (61), 08/26/2020 08:03 (5)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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