JVN#82752978
Lhaplus may insecurely load dynamic libraries
Overview
Lhaplus may use unsafe methods for determining how to load DLLs.
Products Affected
- Lhaplus Version 1.57 and earlier
Description
Lhaplus is a file compression/extraction software supporting multiple file formats. Lhaplus loads certain DLL's when files are extracted. Lhaplus contains an issue with the DLL search path, which may lead to insecurely loading dynamic libraries.
Impact
An attacker may execute arbitrary code with the privilege of running the application.
Solution
Update the Software
Update to the latest version according to the information provided by the developer.
Vendor Status
Vendor | Status | Last Update | Vendor Notes |
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Schezo | vulnerable | 2010/10/15 | http://www7a.biglobe.ne.jp/~schezo/dll_vul.html |
References
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US-CERT Vulnerability Note VU#707943
Microsoft Windows based applications may insecurely load dynamic libraries -
IPA
Security Alert for Vulnerability in Lhaplus
JPCERT/CC Addendum
Vulnerability Analysis by JPCERT/CC
Analyzed on 2010.10.12
Measures | Conditions | Severity |
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Access Required | can be attacked over the Internet using packets |
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Authentication | anonymous or no authentication (IP addresses do not count) |
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User Interaction Required | the user must be convinced to take a standard action that does not feel harmful to most users, such as click on a link or view a file |
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Exploit Complexity | the user must be convinced to take a difficult or suspicious action. If the honest user must have elevated privileges, they are likely to be more suspiciouse |
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Credit
Hitachi Incident Response Team and Makoto Shiotsuki reported this vulnerability to IPA.
JPCERT/CC coordinated with the developer under Information Security Early Warning Partnership.
Other Information
JPCERT Alert | |
JPCERT Reports | |
CERT Advisory |
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CPNI Advisory |
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TRnotes |
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CVE |
CVE-2010-2368 |
JVN iPedia |
JVNDB-2010-000037 |
Update History
- 2010/10/15
- Published in English.