CVE-2017-16690
SAP Plant Connectivity DLL Preload Vulnerability
Description
A malicious DLL preload attack possible on NwSapSetup and Installation self-extracting program for SAP Plant Connectivity 2.3 and 15.0. It is possible that SAPSetup / NwSapSetup.exe loads system DLLs like DWMAPI.dll (located in your Syswow64 / System32 folder) from the folder the executable is in and not from the system location. The desired behavior is that system dlls are only loaded from the system folders. If a dll with the same name as the system dll is located in the same folder as the executable, this dll is loaded and code is executed.
INFO
Published Date :
Dec. 12, 2017, 2:29 p.m.
Last Modified :
Dec. 29, 2017, 3:07 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
5.9
Exploitability Score :
1.8
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2017-16690.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102145 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| https://blogs.sap.com/2017/12/12/sap-security-patch-day-december-2017/ | Vendor Advisory |
| https://launchpad.support.sap.com/#/notes/2529480 | Permissions Required |
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Dec. 29, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Changed Reference Type https://blogs.sap.com/2017/12/12/sap-security-patch-day-december-2017/ No Types Assigned https://blogs.sap.com/2017/12/12/sap-security-patch-day-december-2017/ Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type https://launchpad.support.sap.com/#/notes/2529480 No Types Assigned https://launchpad.support.sap.com/#/notes/2529480 Permissions Required Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102145 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102145 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Added CWE CWE-426 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:sap:plant_connectivity:2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:sap:plant_connectivity:15.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Dec. 14, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102145 [No Types Assigned]
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2017-16690 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2017-16690
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.12 }} 0.02%
score
0.44703
percentile