CVE-2024-1605 DLL side-loading in BMC Control-M
Attackers can execute arbitrary code with application privileges by placing malicious DLLs in a world-writable directory loaded during user login.
- 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-2024-1605?
CVE-2024-1605 is a medium-severity vulnerability in BMC Control-M, published on 18 Mar 2024. 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
BMC Control-M branches 9.0.20 and 9.0.21 upon user login load all Dynamic Link Libraries (DLL) from a directory that grants Write and Read permissions to all users. Leveraging it leads to loading of a potentially malicious libraries, which will execute with the application's privileges.
Fix for 9.0.20 branch was released in version 9.0.20.238. Fix for 9.0.21 branch was released in version 9.0.21.201.
Weakness: CWE-276
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-1605?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Bmc Control-M.
How do I fix CVE-2024-1605?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-1605 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2024-1605 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-1605 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in BMC Control-M
Sources
Also known as GHSA-wpc3-225m-fg2m.