CVE-2017-2229 Privilege escalation in Douroshisetu Kihon Data Sakusei System

High 7.8 Published Updated

Attackers can gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL due to an untrusted search path in the road data creation system.

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-2017-2229?

CVE-2017-2229 is a high-severity vulnerability in National Institute for Land and Infrastructure Management Douroshisetu Kihon Data Sakusei System, published on 7 Jul 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 Douroshisetu Kihon Data Sakusei System Ver1.0.2 and earlier allows an attacker to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in an unspecified directory.

Weakness: CWE-426

Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-2229?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Douroshisetu Kihon Data Sakusei System.

How do I fix CVE-2017-2229?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-2229 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2017-2229 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-2229 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-367x-r4ff-gpg6.

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