CVE-2017-9961 (GCVE-0-2017-9961)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2017-09-25 19:00 – Updated: 2024-09-16 20:06
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Summary
A vulnerability exists in Schneider Electric's Pro-Face GP Pro EX version 4.07.000 that allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code. Malicious code installation requires an access to the computer. By placing a specific DLL/OCX file, an attacker is able to force the process to load arbitrary DLL and execute arbitrary code in the context of the process.
Severity
7.8 (High)
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • Arbitrary Code Execution
Assigner
schneider CNA under the mitre root
CNA scorecard C 65/100 over 23 records in the last 180 days details
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Schneider Electric SE ProFace GP-Pro EX Affected: version 4.07.000
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Date Public
2017-08-01 00:00
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