7.0
HIGH
CVE-2017-5176
Rockwell Automation Connected Components Workbench DLL Hijack Vulnerability
Description

A DLL Hijack issue was discovered in Rockwell Automation Connected Components Workbench (CCW). The following versions are affected: Connected Components Workbench - Developer Edition, v9.01.00 and earlier: 9328-CCWDEVENE, 9328-CCWDEVZHE, 9328-CCWDEVFRE, 9328-CCWDEVITE, 9328-CCWDEVDEE, 9328-CCWDEVESE, and 9328-CCWDEVPTE; and Connected Components Workbench - Free Standard Edition (All Supported Languages), v9.01.00 and earlier. Certain DLLs included with versions of CCW software can be potentially hijacked to allow an attacker to gain rights to a victim's affected personal computer. Such access rights can be at the same or potentially higher level of privileges as the compromised user account, including and up to computer administrator privileges.

INFO

Published Date :

May 19, 2017, 3:29 a.m.

Last Modified :

Oct. 9, 2019, 11:28 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

1.0
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2017-5176 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Rockwellautomation connected_components_workbench
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-2017-5176.

URL Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97000 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-17-047-01 Patch Third Party Advisory US Government Resource

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2017-5176 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2017-5176 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 09, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CWE ICS-CERT CWE-427
  • CWE Remap by [email protected]

    Oct. 03, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CWE CWE-264 CWE-427
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jun. 02, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-17-047-01 No Types Assigned https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-17-047-01 Patch, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97000 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97000 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Added CWE CWE-264
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:rockwellautomation:connected_components_workbench:9.01.00:*:*:*:developer:*:*:* (and previous) OR cpe:2.3:h:rockwellautomation:9328-ccwdevdee:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:rockwellautomation:9328-ccwdevene:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:rockwellautomation:9328-ccwdevese:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:rockwellautomation:9328-ccwdevfre:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:rockwellautomation:9328-ccwdevite:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:rockwellautomation:9328-ccwdevpte:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:rockwellautomation:9328-ccwdevzhe:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:rockwellautomation:connected_components_workbench:9.01.00:*:*:*:free_standard:*:*:* (and previous)
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 20, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97000 [No Types Assigned]
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.05 }} 0.00%

score

0.18056

percentile

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