# CVE-2017-10850: Other in Installer of ART EX Direct FAX Driver for ApeosPort-VI C7771/C6671/C5571/C4471/C3371/C2271

> Attackers can gain privileges by placing a malicious DLL in a directory searched by the printer driver installer due to untrusted search path issues.

- **Severity:** High 7.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/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:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 1 Sep 2017
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-v8xq-v2w7-r84c

## What is CVE-2017-10850?

CVE-2017-10850 is a high-severity vulnerability in Fuji Xerox Co.,Ltd. Installer of ART EX Direct FAX Driver for ApeosPort-VI C7771/C6671/C5571/C4471/C3371/C2271, published on 1 Sep 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 Installers of ART EX Driver for ApeosPort-VI C7771/C6671/C5571/C4471/C3371/C2271, DocuCentre-VI C7771/C6671/C5571/C4471/C3371/C2271 (Timestamp of code signing is before 12 Apr 2017 02:04 UTC.), PostScript? Driver + Additional Feature Plug-in + PPD File for ApeosPort-VI C7771/C6671/C5571/C4471/C3371/C2271, DocuCentre-VI C7771/C6671/C5571/C4471/C3371/C2271 (Timestamp of code signing is before 12 Apr 2017 02:10 UTC.), XPS Print Driver for ApeosPort-VI C7771/C6671/C5571/C4471/C3371/C2271, DocuCentre-VI C7771/C6671/C5571/C4471/C3371/C2271 (Timestamp of code signing is before 3 Nov 2017 23:48 UTC.), ART EX Direct FAX Driver for ApeosPort-VI C7771/C6671/C5571/C4471/C3371/C2271, DocuCentre-VI C7771/C6671/C5571/C4471/C3371/C2271 (Timestamp of code signing is before 26 May 2017 07:44 UTC.), Setting Restore Tool for ApeosPort-VI C7771/C6671/C5571/C4471/C3371/C2271, DocuCentre-VI C7771/C6671/C5571/C4471/C3371/C2271 (Timestamp of code signing is before 25 Aug 2015 08:51 UTC.) allows an attacker to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in an unspecified directory.

Weakness: CWE-426 (Untrusted Search Path)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-10850?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Fujifilm Apeosport-Vi, Fujifilm Docucentre-Vi.

## How do I fix CVE-2017-10850?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-10850 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2017-10850 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-10850 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2017-10850 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2017-10850 is a high-severity vulnerability in Fuji Xerox Co.,Ltd. Installer of ART EX Direct FAX Driver for ApeosPort-VI C7771/C6671/C5571/C4471/C3371/C2271, published on 1 Sep 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.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-10850 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Fuji Xerox Co.,Ltd. Installer of ART EX Direct FAX Driver for ApeosPort-VI C7771/C6671/C5571/C4471/C3371/C2271. 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-2017-10850/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-10850/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-10850
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-10850
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-10850

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