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CVE-2017-9046

Pegasus 4.72 Build 572 Remote Code Execution

Severity Score

7.3
*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

1
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

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*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

winpm-32.exe in Pegasus Mail (aka Pmail) v4.72 build 572 allows code execution via a crafted ssgp.dll file that must be installed locally. For example, if ssgp.dll is on the desktop and executes arbitrary code in the DllMain function, then clicking on a mailto: link on a remote web page triggers the attack.

El archivo winpm-32.exe en Pegasus Mail (también se conoce como Pmail) versión 4.72 build 572, permite la ejecución de código por medio de un archivo ssgp.dll diseñado que debe instalarse localmente. Por ejemplo, si la biblioteca ssgp.dll está en el escritorio y ejecuta código arbitrario en la función DllMain, al hacer clic en un vínculo mailto: en una página web remota se desencadena el ataque.

Pegasus version 4.72 build 572 suffers from a mailto link remote code execution vulnerability.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2017-05-17 CVE Reserved
  • 2017-05-20 CVE Published
  • 2023-03-08 EPSS Updated
  • 2024-08-05 CVE Updated
  • 2024-08-05 First Exploit
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
  • CWE-20: Improper Input Validation
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Pmail
Search vendor "Pmail"
Pegasus
Search vendor "Pmail" for product "Pegasus"
4.72
Search vendor "Pmail" for product "Pegasus" and version "4.72"
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Affected