Vigil@nce - Snort: executing DLL code via tcapi.dll
December 2016 by Vigil@nce
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SYNTHESIS OF THE VULNERABILITY
An attacker can create a malicious tcapi.dll DLL, and then put it
in the current directory of Snort, in order to execute code.
Impacted products: Snort.
Severity: 2/4.
Creation date: 03/10/2016.
DESCRIPTION OF THE VULNERABILITY
The Snort product uses external shared libraries (DLL).
However, if the working directory contains a malicious tcapi.dll
DLL, it is automatically loaded.
An attacker can therefore create a malicious tcapi.dll DLL, and
then put it in the current directory of Snort, in order to execute
code.
ACCESS TO THE COMPLETE VIGIL@NCE BULLETIN
https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/Snort-executing-DLL-code-via-tcapi-dll-20752