JVN#75700242
The installer of Digital Paper App may insecurely load Dynamic Link Libraries
Overview
The installer of Digital Paper App may insecurely load Dynamic Link Libraries.
Products Affected
- Digital Paper App version 1.4.0.16050 and earlier
Description
Digital Paper App provided by Sony Corporation is document management software exclusively for Sony Digital Paper. The installer of Digital Paper App contains an issue with the DLL search path, which may lead to insecurely loading Dynamic Link Libraries (CWE-427).
Impact
Arbitrary code may be executed with the privilege of the user invoking the installer.
Solution
Use the latest installer
Use the latest installer provided by the developer.
Also when executing the installer, be sure to check there are no suspicious files in the directory where the installer resides.
Note that this vulnerability affects the installer only, thus users who have already installed the software do not need to re-install the software.
Vendor Status
| Vendor | Status | Last Update | Vendor Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sony Corporation | Vulnerable | 2018/08/21 | Sony Corporation website |
References
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Japan Vulnerability Notes JVNTA#91240916
Insecure DLL Loading and Command Execution Issues on Many Windows Application Programs
JPCERT/CC Addendum
Vulnerability Analysis by JPCERT/CC
| Attack Vector(AV) | Physical (P) | Local (L) | Adjacent (A) | Network (N) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Attack Complexity(AC) | High (H) | Low (L) | ||
| Privileges Required(PR) | High (H) | Low (L) | None (N) | |
| User Interaction(UI) | Required (R) | None (N) | ||
| Scope(S) | Unchanged (U) | Changed (C) | ||
| Confidentiality Impact(C) | None (N) | Low (L) | High (H) | |
| Integrity Impact(I) | None (N) | Low (L) | High (H) | |
| Availability Impact(A) | None (N) | Low (L) | High (H) |
| Access Vector(AV) | Local (L) | Adjacent Network (A) | Network (N) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Access Complexity(AC) | High (H) | Medium (M) | Low (L) |
| Authentication(Au) | Multiple (M) | Single (S) | None (N) |
| Confidentiality Impact(C) | None (N) | Partial (P) | Complete (C) |
| Integrity Impact(I) | None (N) | Partial (P) | Complete (C) |
| Availability Impact(A) | None (N) | Partial (P) | Complete (C) |
Comment
This analysis assumes that the user is tricked into placing a malicious DLL file prepared by an attacker in a specific folder.
Credit
Yuji Tounai of NTT Communications Corporation reported this vulnerability to IPA.
JPCERT/CC coordinated with the developer under Information Security Early Warning Partnership.
Other Information
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| CVE |
CVE-2018-0656 |
| JVN iPedia |
JVNDB-2018-000087 |