CVE-2017-1000475 - Unquoted Search Path or Element

Severity

46%

Complexity

39%

Confidentiality

106%

FreeSSHd 1.3.1 version is vulnerable to an Unquoted Path Service allowing local users to launch processes with elevated privileges.

FreeSSHd 1.3.1 version is vulnerable to an Unquoted Path Service allowing local users to launch processes with elevated privileges.

CVSS 3.0 Base Score 7.8. CVSS Attack Vector: local. CVSS Attack Complexity: low. CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H).

CVSS 2.0 Base Score 4.6. CVSS Attack Vector: local. CVSS Attack Complexity: low. CVSS Vector: (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P).

Demo Examples

Unquoted Search Path or Element

CWE-428

The following example demonstrates the weakness.


               
UINT errCode = WinExec( "C:\\Program Files\\Foo\\Bar", SW_SHOW );

Overview

First reported 7 years ago

2018-01-24 14:29:00

Last updated 7 years ago

2018-02-12 14:53:00

Affected Software

freeSSHd freeSSHd 1.3.1

1.3.1

References

https://github.com/lajarajorge/CVE-2017-1000475/blob/master/README.md

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