CVE-2018-0656 Privilege escalation in The installer of Digital Paper App
An attacker can gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in the Digital Paper App installer due to 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-2018-0656?
CVE-2018-0656 is a high-severity vulnerability in Sony Corporation The installer of Digital Paper App, published on 4 Sep 2018. 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 Digital Paper App version 1.4.0.16050 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-2018-0656?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Sony Digital Paper App.
How do I fix CVE-2018-0656?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-0656 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2018-0656 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-0656 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-q7mh-pqqp-mpr6.