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CVE-2018-5238

 

Severity Score

7.8
*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

Norton Power Eraser (prior to 5.3.0.24) and SymDiag (prior to 2.1.242) may be susceptible to a DLL Preloading vulnerability, which is a type of issue that can occur when an application looks to call a DLL for execution and an attacker provides a malicious DLL to use instead. Depending on how the application is configured, it will generally follow a specific search path to locate the DLL. The vulnerability can be exploited by a simple file write (or potentially an over-write) which results in a foreign DLL running under the context of the application.

Norton Power Eraser (en versiones anteriores a la 5.3.0.24) y SymDiag (en versiones anteriores a la 2.1.242) pueden ser susceptibles a una vulnerabilidad de precarga de DLL, que es un tipo de problema que puede ocurrir cuando una aplicación busca llamar a un DLL para su ejecución y un atacante proporciona un DLL malicioso para usarlo en su lugar. Dependiendo de cómo esté configurada la aplicación, ésta por lo general seguirá una ruta de búsqueda específica para localizar el DLL. La vulnerabilidad puede ser explotada mediante una escritura simple de archivo (o, potencialmente, una sobrescritura), lo que resulta en un DLL externo que se ejecuta bajo el contexto de la aplicación.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Attack Vector
Network
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
  • 2018-01-05 CVE Reserved
  • 2018-08-22 CVE Published
  • 2024-01-13 EPSS Updated
  • 2024-09-17 CVE Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
  • CWE-427: Uncontrolled Search Path Element
CAPEC
References (2)
URL Tag Source
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105100 Third Party Advisory
URL Date SRC
URL Date SRC
URL Date SRC
https://support.symantec.com/en_US/article.SYMSA1459.html 2018-11-14
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Symantec
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 Norton Power Eraser
Search vendor "Symantec" for product "Norton Power Eraser"
 < 5.3.0.24
Search vendor "Symantec" for product "Norton Power Eraser" and version " < 5.3.0.24"
-
Affected
Symantec
Search vendor "Symantec"
 Symdiag
Search vendor "Symantec" for product "Symdiag"
 < 2.1.242
Search vendor "Symantec" for product "Symdiag" and version " < 2.1.242"
-
Affected