Vulnerability in Snort
CVE-2016-1417
Untrusted search path vulnerability in Snort 2.9.7.0-WIN32 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code and conduct DLL hijacking attacks via a Trojan horse tcapi.dll that is located in the same folder on a remote file share as a pcap file that is being processed.
EPSS: 0.044 (90.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Snort — versions 2.9.7.0
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- psirt@cisco.com (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
- psirt@cisco.com (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- psirt@cisco.com (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- psirt@cisco.com (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- psirt@cisco.com (mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-1417?
- CVE-2016-1417 is a high-severity vulnerability in Snort, classified under Untrusted Search Path. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2017-01-23.
- How severe is CVE-2016-1417?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.