Untrusted Search Path Vulnerability in NFC Software by Sony
CVE-2017-2286

7.8HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Sony Corporation

Status
Nfc Port Software (for Rc-s310, Rc-s320, Rc-s330, Rc-s370, Rc-s380, Rc-s380/s)
Nfc Port Software (for Rc-s320, Rc-s310/j1c, Rc-s310/ed4c)
Pc/sc Activator For Type B
Sfcard Viewer 2
Vendor
CVE Published:
2 August 2017

What is CVE-2017-2286?

An untrusted search path vulnerability exists in the NFC Port Software and related applications, affecting various versions. An attacker could exploit this flaw to execute a Trojan horse DLL from an untrusted directory, leading to potential privilege escalation. This vulnerability impacts multiple products, allowing malicious actors to manipulate the software’s execution flow and gain unauthorized access to system capabilities.

Affected Version(s)

NFC Net Installer Ver.1.1.0.0 and earlier

NFC Port Software (for RC-S310, RC-S320, RC-S330, RC-S370, RC-S380, RC-S380/S) Version 5.5.0.6 and earlier

NFC Port Software (for RC-S320, RC-S310/J1C, RC-S310/ED4C) Version 5.3.6.7 and earlier

References

https://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN16136413/index.html
third-party-advisoryx_refsource_JVN

CVSS V3.1

Score:
7.8
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
Required
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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