CVE-2017-6186 Code injection in n/a
Local attackers can bypass self-protection to inject code and take control of Bitdefender processes via registry manipulation.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2017-6186?
CVE-2017-6186 is a medium-severity code injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 21 Mar 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Code injection vulnerability in Bitdefender Total Security 12.0 (and earlier), Internet Security 12.0 (and earlier), and Antivirus Plus 12.0 (and earlier) allows a local attacker to bypass a self-protection mechanism, inject arbitrary code, and take full control of any Bitdefender process via a "DoubleAgent" attack. One perspective on this issue is that (1) these products do not use the Protected Processes feature, and therefore an attacker can enter an arbitrary Application Verifier Provider DLL under Image File Execution Options in the registry; (2) the self-protection mechanism is intended to block all local processes (regardless of privileges) from modifying Image File Execution Options for these products; and (3) this mechanism can be bypassed by an attacker who temporarily renames Image File Execution Options during the attack.
Weakness: CWE-94
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-6186?
It affects 3 products.
Products include Bitdefender Antivirus Plus, Bitdefender Internet Security, Bitdefender Total Security.
How do I fix CVE-2017-6186?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-6186 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and never evaluate templates, expressions or code built from user input. More about Code injection.
Is CVE-2017-6186 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-6186 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
- CVE-2020-8107 Process Control vulnerability in Bitdefender Antivirus Plus
- CVE-2021-4199 Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource vulnerability in BDReinit.exe (VA-10017)
- CVE-2022-0357 Improper Quoting Path Issue in Bitdefender Total Security
- CVE-2019-14242 Code injection in n/a
- CVE-2020-15732 Security feature bypass in Antivirus Plus
Sources
Also known as GHSA-q2gv-rc8v-7gpc.