# CVE-2016-1417: Path traversal in n/a

> Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code via DLL hijacking when Snort processes pcap files from remote shares.

- **Severity:** High 8.8 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 23 Jan 2017
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-cr32-cx2f-mfw5

## What is CVE-2016-1417?

CVE-2016-1417 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 23 Jan 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official 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.

Weakness: CWE-426 (Untrusted Search Path)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-1417?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Snort Snort.

## How do I fix CVE-2016-1417?

No fix has been published for CVE-2016-1417 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2016-1417 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-1417 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2006-5276](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-5276/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2003-0033](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2003-0033/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2007-0251](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-0251/): Integer overflow in n/a (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2007-1398](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-1398/): Denial of service in n/a (high 7.1)
- [CVE-2008-1804](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-1804/): Security feature bypass in n/a (medium 6.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2016-1417 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2016-1417 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 23 Jan 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-1417 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-1417/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-1417/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-1417
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-1417
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-1417

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-1417/
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