Vulnerability in Moxa Softnvr-Ia Live View
CVE-2017-5170
An Uncontrolled Search Path Element issue was discovered in Moxa SoftNVR-IA Live Viewer, Version 3.30.3122 and prior versions. An uncontrolled search path element (DLL Hijacking) vulnerability has been identified. To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker could rename a malicious DLL to meet the criteria of the application, and the application would not verify that the DLL is correct. The attacker needs to have administrative access to the default install location in order to plant the insecure DLL. Once loaded by the application, the DLL could run malicious code at the privilege level of the application.
EPSS: 0.015 (71.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.2 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Moxa Softnvr-ia_live_view
- N/a Moxa Softnvr-ia Live Viewer — versions Moxa SoftNVR-IA Live Viewer
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- ics-cert@hq.dhs.gov (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- ics-cert@hq.dhs.gov (US Government Resource, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC, Mitigation)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-5170?
- CVE-2017-5170 is a high-severity vulnerability in Moxa Softnvr-Ia Live View, classified under Uncontrolled Search Path Element. CVSS score: 7.2/10. Published 2018-01-18.
- How severe is CVE-2017-5170?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.2 out of 10.