CVE-2017-2213 Privilege escalation in SemiDynaEXE (SemiDynaEXE2008.EXE)
An attacker can gain privileges by placing a malicious DLL in a directory searched by SemiDynaEXE, exploiting an untrusted search path vulnerability.
- 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-2017-2213?
CVE-2017-2213 is a high-severity vulnerability in Geospatial Information Authority of Japan (GSI) SemiDynaEXE (SemiDynaEXE2008.EXE), 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 SemiDynaEXE (SemiDynaEXE2008.EXE) ver. 1.0.2 allows an attacker to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in an unspecified directory.
Weakness: CWE-426
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-2213?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Gsi Semidynaexe.
How do I fix CVE-2017-2213?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-2213 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2017-2213 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-2213 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-46fc-wqh9-jw44.