CVE-2017-10821 Privilege escalation in Installer for Shin Kikan Toukei Houkoku Data Nyuryokuyou Program (program released on 2013 September 30)
An attacker can gain privileges by placing a malicious DLL in a directory searched by the installer, leading to code execution.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2017-10821?
CVE-2017-10821 is a high-severity vulnerability in Agency for Natural Resources and Energy of Ministry of Economy,Trade and Industry (METI) Installer for Shin Kikan Toukei Houkoku Data Nyuryokuyou Program (program released on 2013 September 30), published on 18 Aug 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Untrusted search path vulnerability in Installer for Shin Kikan Toukei Houkoku Data Nyuryokuyou Program (program released on 2013 September 30) Distributed on the website until 2017 May 17 allows an attacker to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in an unspecified directory.
Weakness: CWE-426
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-10821?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Enecho.meti Shin Kikan Toukei Houkoku Data Nyuryokuyou Program.
How do I fix CVE-2017-10821?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-10821 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2017-10821 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-10821 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-35hp-gw4q-r3gw.