CVE-2016-1417 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Untrusted search path vulnerability in Snort 2.9.7.0-WIN32 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code and conduct DLL hijacking attacks via a Trojan horse tcapi.dll that is located in the same folder on a remote file share as a pcap file that is being processed.

Published: 2017-01-23

Score: 8.8 High

EPSS: 4.3% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:snort:snort:2.9.7.0:*:*:*:*:windows:*:*

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Remediation

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2016-2516	Untrusted search path vulnerability in Snort 2.9.7.0-WIN32 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code and conduct DLL hijacking attacks via a Trojan horse tcapi.dll that is located in the same folder on a remote file share as a pcap file that is being processed.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.04259.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://hyp3rlinx.altervista.org/advisories/SNORT-DLL-HIJACK.txt
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/138915/Snort-2.9.7.0-WIN32-DLL-Hijacking.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/539579/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93269
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036936

History

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Subscriptions

Snort Snort

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: cisco

Published: 2017-01-23T21:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-05T22:55:14.551Z

Reserved: 2016-01-04T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2016-1417

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2017-01-23T21:59:01.003

Modified: 2025-04-20T01:37:25.860

Link: CVE-2016-1417

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-426

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