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    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.

    Published:Jan 23, 2017
    Last Modified:Apr 20, 2025
    EPS:Jan 23, 2017
    EPSS Score:0.05673
    CVSS Score:8.8

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Snort
    Product
    Snort

    Exploits

    http://hyp3rlinx.altervista.org/advisories/SNORT-DLL-HIJACK.txthttp://packetstormsecurity.com/files/138915/Snort-2.9.7.0-WIN32-DLL-Hijacking.htmlhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93269http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036936http://hyp3rlinx.altervista.org/advisories/SNORT-DLL-HIJACK.txthttp://packetstormsecurity.com/files/138915/Snort-2.9.7.0-WIN32-DLL-Hijacking.htmlhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93269http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036936

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    CWE-426 Untrusted Search Path

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    CAPEC-38 Leveraging/Manipulating Configuration File Search Paths

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    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High