JVN#99977321: Picasa may insecurely load executable files

Overview

Picasa may use unsafe methods for determining how to load executables (.exe)

Products Affected

Picasa versions prior to 3.8

Description

Picasa is a software for viewing and managing photos. Picasa loads certain executables when using the "Locate on Disk" function. Picasa contains an issue with the file search path, which may insecurely load executables.

Impact

An attacker may execute arbitrary code with the privilege of the running application.

Solution

Update the software
Update to the latest version according to the information provided by the developer.

Vendor Status

Vendor	Link
Google	Picasa 3: Free Download from Google

References

JPCERT/CC Addendum

Vulnerability Analysis by JPCERT/CC

Analyzed on 2011.03.25

Measures	Conditions	Severity
Access Required	can be attacked over the Internet using packets	High
Authentication	anonymous or no authentication (IP addresses do not count)	High
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	Mid
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	High

Description of each analysis measures

Credit

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
CPNI Advisory
TRnotes
CVE	CVE-2011-0458
JVN iPedia	JVNDB-2011-000022

JVN#99977321 Picasa may insecurely load executable files