CVE Catalog

CVE-2017-2252

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

Untrusted search path vulnerability in self-extracting archive files created by File Compact in versions 5.10 and earlier, 6.02 and earlier, and 7.02 and earlier. This allows an attacker to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in an unspecified directory.

Risk Assessment

The organization may be exposed to attacks that exploit this vulnerability to gain unauthorized access and escalate privileges through malicious software.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update to the latest version of File Compact and to monitor systems for detecting and eliminating potential threats related to this vulnerability.

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Original NVD description (English source)

Untrusted search path vulnerability in self-extracting archive files created by File Compact Ver.5 version 5.10 and earlier, Ver.6 version 6.02 and earlier, Ver.7 version 7.02 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