JVN#56764650
ViX may insecurely load Dynamic Link Libraries
Overview
ViX provided by Ｋ＿ＯＫＡＤＡ may insecurely load Dynamic Link Libraries.
Vendor Information
Developer: Ｋ＿ＯＫＡＤＡ
Product name and version: ViX version 2.21.148.0
Description
ViX provided by Ｋ＿ＯＫＡＤＡ is a Graphics Viewer Software for Windows. ViX contains an issue with the DLL search path, which may lead to insecurely loading Dynamic Link Libraries contained in the same directory as an image file (CWE-427).
Impact
Arbitrary code may be executed with the privileges of the running application.
Solution
Consider stop using ViX version 2.21.148.0
Since the developer was unreachable, existence of any mitigations are unknown.
Vendor Opinion
None provided
JPCERT/CC Addendum
During the meeting of Committee for authorizing the disclosure of unresolved vulnerabilities held on December 5, 2017, it was judged that an advisory for this vulnerability shall be disclosed since all the criteria and conditions described below which are stated in Standards for Handling Vulnerability related Information of Software Products and Others and Information Security Early Warning Partnership Guideline have been satisfied.
- The developer of the product is unreachable
JPCERT/CC had tried to reach the developer for a period of time (more than 6 months) however there were no responses from the developer. Therefore the committee reached the conclusion that it is reasonable and appropriate to judge the developer is unreachable.
- No response to 5 separate emails (sent from January 19, 2011 to September 10, 2011)
- No response to disclosure of the developer’s name (listed on September 26, 2011) and product name and its version (listed on December 16, 2011) in “List of unreachable developers” page on JVN.
- No response to Announcement of screening procedure for vulnerability disclosure (sent on November 6, 2017)
- Existence of vulnerability has been verified
It was verified that the product contains a DLL preloading vulnerability by IPA. Arbitrary code execution was confirmed which violates the "Confidentiality", "Integrity", and "Availability"of the product. For verification details, refer to the “Verification” section.
- Not disclosing this case may result in the risk that product users will have no means to know of the existence of the vulnerability in the product
By checking the developer’s website, it is assumed that users are permitted to copy, revise, or distribute the product, and it is downloadable via internet. Therefore, the developer cannot directly contact all users of this product to notify of the DLL preloading vulnerability. It was determined that disclosure of this vulnerability is legitimate under these conditions.
- There are no particular reasons that would make disclosure inappropriate
After considering the developer’s stance and the risk to product users, the committee has judged that there are no particular reasons that would make disclosure inappropriate or that disclosure may cause any other issues.
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) |
Verification
Validation Information
The vulnerability was reported to IPA and its existence was confirmed by IPA.
Date of validation
・July 7, 2017
Validation environment(Client)
・Microsoft Windows 7 Professional SP1 32bit Japanese version
・ViX 2.21.148.0
Validation result
・The reproducibility confirmed
Credit
Other Information
| JPCERT Alert |
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| JPCERT Reports |
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| CERT Advisory |
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| CPNI Advisory |
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| TRnotes |
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| CVE |
CVE-2018-0540 |
| JVN iPedia |
JVNDB-2018-000905 |