8.8high

CVE-2017-20123

Viscosity DLL untrusted search path

Published 4 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
8.8
v3.1 · CNA
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
1.3%
percentile 70%
Public exploits
0
none known

Summary

A vulnerability was found in Viscosity 1.6.7. It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown part of the component DLL Handler. The manipulation leads to untrusted search path. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. Upgrading to version 1.6.8 is able to address this issue. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

CISA SSVC assessment

Exploitation
Proof of concept public
Automatable
no
Technical impact
total
Assessed
18 mo ago

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

1.29% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 70% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
CNA3.18.8CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CNA3.18.8CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD3.17.8CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD2.06.9AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Affected products

  • unspecified Viscosity

Classification

Weakness

References

  • seclists.org /fulldisclosure/2017/Feb/1 · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
  • github.com /kacperszurek/exploits/tree/master/Viscosity · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
  • sparklabs.com /blog/viscosity-for-mac-windows-version-1-6-8/ · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
  • vuldb.com /?id.96639 · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred

Sources

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