7.8
HIGH
CVE-2017-9961
Schneider Electric Pro-Face GP Pro EX Loadable DLL Code Execution
Description

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.

INFO

Published Date :

Sept. 26, 2017, 1:29 a.m.

Last Modified :

Oct. 3, 2019, 12:03 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2017-9961 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 Schneider-electric pro-face_gp_pro_ex
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-2017-9961.

URL Resource
http://www.schneider-electric.com/en/download/document/SEVD-2017-195-01/ Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100114 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2017-9961 vulnerability over time.

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  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CWE Remap by [email protected]

    Oct. 03, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CWE CWE-284 NVD-CWE-noinfo
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Oct. 10, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type http://www.schneider-electric.com/en/download/document/SEVD-2017-195-01/ No Types Assigned http://www.schneider-electric.com/en/download/document/SEVD-2017-195-01/ Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100114 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100114 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Added CWE CWE-284
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:schneider-electric:pro-face_gp_pro_ex:4.07.000:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Sep. 27, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100114 [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

0.14142

percentile

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