CVE-2018-5235 Other in Norton Utilities
Attackers can execute arbitrary code by placing a malicious DLL in the application's search path, affecting Norton Utilities users.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2018-5235?
CVE-2018-5235 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Symantec Corporation Norton Utilities, published on 22 Aug 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
Norton Utilities (prior to 16.0.3.44) may be susceptible to a DLL Preloading vulnerability, which is a type of issue that can occur when an application looks to call a DLL for execution and an attacker provides a malicious DLL to use instead. Depending on how the application is configured, it will generally follow a specific search path to locate the DLL. The vulnerability can be exploited by a simple file write (or potentially an over-write) which results in a foreign DLL running under the context of the application.
Weakness: CWE-427
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-5235?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Symantec Norton Utilities.
How do I fix CVE-2018-5235?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-5235 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2018-5235 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-5235 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Symantec Corporation Norton Utilities
Sources
Also known as GHSA-gmxh-7qg6-9xjm.