# CVE-2017-12252: Other in Cisco FindIT

> An authenticated local attacker can execute arbitrary code via DLL preloading in Cisco FindIT, compromising device confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

- **Severity:** High 7.8 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 21 Sep 2017
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-6x9r-w99f-v656

## What is CVE-2017-12252?

CVE-2017-12252 is a high-severity vulnerability in Cisco FindIT, published on 21 Sep 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A vulnerability in the Cisco FindIT Network Discovery Utility could allow an authenticated, local attacker to perform a DLL preloading attack, potentially causing a partial impact to device availability, confidentiality, and integrity. The vulnerability is due to the application loading a malicious copy of a specific, nondefined DLL file instead of the DLL file it was expecting. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by placing an affected DLL within the search path of the host system. An exploit could allow the attacker to load a malicious DLL file into the system, thus partially compromising confidentiality, integrity, and availability on the device. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCve89785.

Weakness: CWE-426 (Untrusted Search Path), CWE-20 (Improper Input Validation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-12252?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Cisco Findit Network Discovery Utility.

## How do I fix CVE-2017-12252?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-12252 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2017-12252 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-12252 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Cisco FindIT

- [CVE-2017-12314](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-12314/): Other in Cisco FindIT Discovery Utility (high 7.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2017-12252 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2017-12252 is a high-severity vulnerability in Cisco FindIT, published on 21 Sep 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-12252 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Cisco FindIT. 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-2017-12252/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-12252/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-12252
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-12252
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-12252

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-12252/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.