CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2018-18364

Untrusted Search Path

Published: Feb 08, 2019 | Modified: Feb 13, 2019
CVSS 3.x
7.3
HIGH
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.x
6 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu

Symantec Ghost Solution Suite (GSS) versions prior to 3.3 RU1 may be susceptible to a DLL hijacking vulnerability, which is a type of issue whereby a potential attacker attempts to execute unexpected code on your machine. This occurs via placement of a potentially foreign file (DLL) that the attacker then attempts to run via a linked application.

Weakness

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.

Affected Software

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
Ghost_solution_suite Symantec 2.5 2.5
Ghost_solution_suite Symantec 2.0 2.0
Ghost_solution_suite Symantec 3.1 3.1
Ghost_solution_suite Symantec 3.1 3.1
Ghost_solution_suite Symantec 3.1 3.1
Ghost_solution_suite Symantec 3.2 3.2
Ghost_solution_suite Symantec 3.1 3.1
Ghost_solution_suite Symantec 3.0 3.0
Ghost_solution_suite Symantec 3.2 3.2
Ghost_solution_suite Symantec 3.2 3.2
Ghost_solution_suite Symantec 3.2 3.2
Ghost_solution_suite Symantec 3.2 3.2
Ghost_solution_suite Symantec 3.2 3.2
Ghost_solution_suite Symantec 3.2 3.2
Ghost_solution_suite Symantec 3.2 3.2
Ghost_solution_suite Symantec 3.3 3.3
Ghost_solution_suite Symantec 3.1 3.1
Ghost_solution_suite Symantec 3.1 3.1
Ghost_solution_suite Symantec 3.1 3.1
Ghost_solution_suite Symantec 3.0 3.0
Ghost_solution_suite Symantec 3.0 3.0
Ghost_solution_suite Symantec 3.0 3.0
Ghost_solution_suite Symantec 3.0 3.0
Ghost_solution_suite Symantec 3.0 3.0

Extended Description

This might allow attackers to execute their own programs, access unauthorized data files, or modify configuration in unexpected ways. If the product uses a search path to locate critical resources such as programs, then an attacker could modify that search path to point to a malicious program, which the targeted product would then execute. The problem extends to any type of critical resource that the product trusts. Some of the most common variants of untrusted search path are:

Potential Mitigations

References