JVN#40620121
The installer of Sony Content Transfer may insecurely load Dynamic Link Libraries
Overview
The installer of Content Transfer (for Windows) provided by Sony Corporation may insecurely load Dynamic Link Libraries.
Products Affected
- The installer of Content Transfer (for Windows) Ver.1.3 and prior
Description
The installer of Content Transfer (for Windows) provided by Sony Corporation 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 privileges of the installer.
Solution
Do not execute the installer
The developer states that the download service for the product has already ended.
If the affected installer exists in the device, delete the installer. Be sure to check there are no suspicious files in the same directory where the installer resides if the affected installer is being executed.
Vendor Status
| Vendor | Link |
| Sony Corporation | Content Transfer | Software for music | Support | Sony (sony.jp) (Text in Japanese) |
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
Tomohisa Hasegawa of Canon IT Solutions Inc. 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-2022-41796 |
| JVN iPedia |
JVNDB-2022-000077 |