SB2019101609 - Insecure DLL loading in NSA Ghidra
Published: October 16, 2019 Updated: October 27, 2019
Security Bulletin ID
SB2019101609
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Insecure DLL loading (CVE-ID: CVE-2019-17665)
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to the application loads the jansi.dll library in an insecure manner from the current working directory. A local user can place a specially crafted .dll file on the system and trick the victim into opening an associated file with the application from the directory with a malicious .dll file. This will lead to execution of arbitrary code on the system with privileges of the current user.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.