CVE-2017-11159 Other in Photo Station Uploader
Local attackers can execute arbitrary code via DLL hijacking in Synology Photo Station Uploader by placing malicious DLLs in the current working directory.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2017-11159?
CVE-2017-11159 is a high-severity vulnerability in Synology Photo Station Uploader, published on 23 Aug 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Multiple untrusted search path vulnerabilities in installer in Synology Photo Station Uploader before 1.4.2-084 on Windows allows local attackers to execute arbitrary code and conduct DLL hijacking attack via a Trojan horse (1) shfolder.dll, (2) ntmarta.dll, (3) secur32.dll or (4) dwmapi.dll file in the current working directory.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-11159?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Synology Photo Station Uploader.
How do I fix CVE-2017-11159?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-11159 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2017-11159 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-11159 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-gwwg-hf4r-c6qr.