Published:2024/03/29  Last Updated:2024/03/29

JVNVU#92825069
KEYENCE VT STUDIO may insecurely load Dynamic Link Libraries

Overview

VT STUDIO provided by KEYENCE CORPORATION may insecurely load Dynamic Link Libraries.

Products Affected

  • VT STUDIO Ver.8.32 and earlier

Description

VT STUDIO provided by KEYENCE CORPORATION contains an issue with the DLL search path, which may lead to insecurely loading Dynamic Link Libraries (CWE-427, CVE-2024-28099).

Impact

Arbitrary code may be executed with the privilege to run the software.

Solution

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

Vendor Status

Vendor Link
KEYENCE CORPORATION Vulnerability found in a VT STUDIO function

References

  1. 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

CVSS v3 CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Base Score: 7.8
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)

Comment

This analysis assumes that the user is tricked into placing a malicious DLL file prepared by an attacker in a specific folder.

Credit

KEYENCE CORPORATION reported this vulnerability to JPCERT/CC to notify users of its solution through JVN.

Other Information

JPCERT Alert
JPCERT Reports
CERT Advisory
CPNI Advisory
TRnotes
CVE CVE-2024-28099
JVN iPedia