VDB-99577 · CVE-2017-5873 · OpenVAS 880988

Unisys s-Par up to 4.4.19 Search Path program.exe unquoted search path

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in Unisys s-Par up to 4.4.19. Impacted is an unknown function of the file program.exe of the component Search Path Handler. This manipulation causes unquoted search path. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2017-5873. The attack is restricted to local execution. No exploit exists. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Unisys s-Par up to 4.4.19. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality of the file program.exe of the component Search Path Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a unquoted search path vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-428. The product uses a search path that contains an unquoted element, in which the element contains whitespace or other separators. This can cause the product to access resources in a parent path. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Unquoted Windows search path vulnerability in the guest service in Unisys s-Par before 4.4.20 allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse executable file in the %SYSTEMDRIVE% directory, as demonstrated by program.exe.

The bug was discovered 07/18/2017. The weakness was disclosed 04/11/2017 (Website). The advisory is shared at public.support.unisys.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2017-5873 since 02/02/2017. An attack has to be approached locally. A single authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1574.009 for this issue.

Upgrading to version 4.4.20 eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.9

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VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Unquoted search path
CWE: CWE-428 / CWE-426
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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OpenVAS ID: 880988
OpenVAS Name: ereg_replace( string:path_name, pattern:\s+(/|\-|\-\-).*, replace:
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: s-Par 4.4.20

Timelineinfo

02/02/2017 🔍
04/11/2017 +68 days 🔍
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07/18/2017 +98 days 🔍
08/29/2020 +1138 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: public.support.unisys.com
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2017-5873 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-5873
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-99577
OSVDB: - CVE-2017-5873 - Unisys - s-Par - Unquoted Search Path Issue

Entryinfo

Created: 04/11/2017 21:58
Updated: 08/29/2020 08:43
Changes: 04/11/2017 21:58 (62), 08/29/2020 08:43 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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