Norton Power Eraser (prior to 5.3.0.24) and SymDiag (prior to 2.1.242) 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.
References
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105100 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
https://support.symantec.com/en_US/article.SYMSA1459.html | Mitigation Vendor Advisory |
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105100 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
https://support.symantec.com/en_US/article.SYMSA1459.html | Mitigation Vendor Advisory |
Configurations
Configuration 1 (hide)
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History
21 Nov 2024, 04:08
Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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References | () http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105100 - Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry | |
References | () https://support.symantec.com/en_US/article.SYMSA1459.html - Mitigation, Vendor Advisory |
Information
Published : 2018-08-22 17:29
Updated : 2024-11-21 04:08
NVD link : CVE-2018-5238
Mitre link : CVE-2018-5238
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2018-5238
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Products Affected
symantec
- norton_power_eraser
- symdiag
CWE
CWE-427
Uncontrolled Search Path Element