CVE Catalog

CVE-2017-2249

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

CVE-2017-2249 describes an untrusted search path vulnerability in self-extracting archives created by Lhaz+ version 3.4.0 and earlier. This allows an attacker to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in an unspecified directory.

Risk Assessment

Organizations may be exposed to unauthorized access to systems, potentially leading to serious security breaches. Exploitation of this vulnerability could result in an attacker gaining control over the system.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update Lhaz+ to the latest version to mitigate this vulnerability. Additionally, monitoring and restricting access to directories where malicious DLL files may be stored is advised.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

Untrusted search path vulnerability in Self-extracting archive files created by Lhaz+ version 3.4.0 and earlier allows an attacker to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in an unspecified directory.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS