CVE-2017-12480 Other in n/a
An attacker can execute arbitrary code by placing malicious DLLs in the temporary directory during Sandboxie installation.
- 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-2017-12480?
CVE-2017-12480 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 6 Aug 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Sandboxie installer 5071703 has a DLL Hijacking or Unsafe DLL Loading Vulnerability via a Trojan horse dwmapi.dll or profapi.dll file in an AppData\Local\Temp directory.
Weakness: CWE-426
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-12480?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Sandboxie Sandboxie Installer.
How do I fix CVE-2017-12480?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-12480 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2017-12480 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-12480 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-r758-hjvg-hgjc.