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VAR-201512-0014

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Untrusted search path vulnerability in Open Automation OPC Systems.NET 8.00.0023 and earlier allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in an unspecified directory. Supplementary information : CWE Vulnerability type by CWE-426: Untrusted Search Path ( Unreliable search path ) Has been identified. http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/426.htmlLocal users can detect Trojan horses in unspecified directories. DLL You may get permission through. OPC Systems.NET is prone to a local privilege-escalation vulnerability. Attackers can exploit this issue remotely by placing the files in a remotely accessible SMB or WebDAV share location. A local attacker can leverage this issue to execute arbitrary code with application privileges

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CVE-2015-7917 (GCVE-0-2015-7917)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2015-12-23 02:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 08:06

Summary

Untrusted search path vulnerability in Open Automation OPC Systems.NET 8.00.0023 and earlier allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in an unspecified directory.

Severity

No CVSS data available.

CWE

Assigner

icscert CNA under the icscert root

CNA scorecard B 75/100 over 349 records in the last 180 days details

References

2 references

URL	Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/78909	vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-15-344-02	x_refsource_MISC

Date Public

2015-12-10 00:00

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Sightings

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