// For flags

CVE-2024-22410

Binary Planting Attack on Windows Platforms in Creditcoin

Severity Score

7.8
*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

Creditcoin is a network that enables cross-blockchain credit transactions. The Windows binary of the Creditcoin node loads a suite of DLLs provided by Microsoft at startup. If a malicious user has access to overwrite the program files directory it is possible to replace these DLLs and execute arbitrary code. It is the view of the blockchain development team that the threat posed by a hypothetical binary planting attack is minimal and represents a low-security risk. The vulnerable DLL files are from the Windows networking subsystem, the Visual C++ runtime, and low-level cryptographic primitives. Collectively these dependencies are required for a large ecosystem of applications, ranging from enterprise-level security applications to game engines, and don’t represent a fundamental lack of security or oversight in the design and implementation of Creditcoin. The blockchain team takes the stance that running Creditcoin on Windows is officially unsupported and at best should be thought of as experimental.

Creditcoin es una red que permite transacciones de crédito entre blockchain. El binario de Windows del nodo Creditcoin carga un conjunto de archivos DLL proporcionados por Microsoft al inicio. Si un usuario malintencionado tiene acceso para sobrescribir el directorio de archivos del programa, es posible reemplazar estas DLL y ejecutar código arbitrario. La opinión del equipo de desarrollo de blockchain es que la amenaza que plantea un hipotético ataque de plantación binaria es mínima y representa un riesgo de baja seguridad. Los archivos DLL vulnerables provienen del subsistema de red de Windows, el runtime de Visual C++ y primitivas criptográficas de bajo nivel. En conjunto, estas dependencias son necesarias para un gran ecosistema de aplicaciones, que van desde aplicaciones de seguridad de nivel empresarial hasta motores de juegos, y no representan una falta fundamental de seguridad o supervisión en el diseño e implementación de Creditcoin. El equipo de blockchain adopta la postura de que ejecutar Creditcoin en Windows no es oficialmente compatible y, en el mejor de los casos, debería considerarse experimental.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Low
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2024-01-10 CVE Reserved
  • 2024-01-17 CVE Published
  • 2024-01-24 EPSS Updated
  • 2024-08-01 CVE Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
  • CWE-426: Untrusted Search Path
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Gluwa
Search vendor "Gluwa"
 Creditcoin
Search vendor "Gluwa" for product "Creditcoin"
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Affected
in Microsoft
Search vendor "Microsoft"
 Windows
Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows"
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Safe