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CVE-2016-1417

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Published: Jan 23, 2017Modified: May 13, 2026

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8.8
Vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Exploitability: 2.8 / Impact: 5.9
Source: NVD

Description

Untrusted search path vulnerability in Snort 2.9.7.0-WIN32 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code and conduct DLL hijacking attacks via a Trojan horse tcapi.dll that is located in the same folder on a remote file share as a pcap file that is being processed.

Affected (1)

Products: Snort: Snort
Snort
1 product
Snort
Configuration A
1 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Snort
Version 2.9.7.0

Related CWEs

CWE-426
Untrusted Search Path
The product searches for critical resources using an externally-supplied search path that can point to resources that are not under the product's direct control.

References (10)

Source: psirt@cisco.com
ExploitThird Party Advisory
Source: psirt@cisco.com
ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
Source: psirt@cisco.com
Source: psirt@cisco.com
ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
Source: psirt@cisco.com
ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
ExploitThird Party Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

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