CVE-2017-2209 Privilege escalation in Installer of Houkokusyo Sakusei Shien Tool
Attackers can gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL due to an untrusted search path in the installer of the Houkokusyo Sakusei Shien Tool.
- 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-2017-2209?
CVE-2017-2209 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ministry of the Environment Installer of Houkokusyo Sakusei Shien Tool, published on 9 Jun 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 the installer of Houkokusyo Sakusei Shien Tool ver3.0.2 (For the first installation) (The version which was available on the website from 2017 April 4 to 2017 May 18) and ver2.0 and later (For the first installation) (The versions which were available on the website prior to 2017 April 4) allows an attacker to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in an unspecified directory.
Weakness: CWE-426
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-2209?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Santeikohyo Installer of Houkokusyo Sakusei Shien Tool.
How do I fix CVE-2017-2209?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-2209 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2017-2209 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-2209 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-7x2p-8p7j-8rj6.