CVE-2021-1280

A vulnerability in the loading mechanism of specific DLLs of Cisco Advanced Malware Protection (AMP) for Endpoints for Windows and Immunet for Windows could allow an authenticated, local attacker to perform a DLL hijacking attack. To exploit this vulnerability, the attacker would need valid credentials on the Windows system. This vulnerability is due to incorrect handling of directory search paths at run time. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by placing a malicious DLL file on the targeted system. This file will execute when the vulnerable application launches. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary code on the targeted system with SYSTEM privileges.

CVSS v3 7.3 HIGH
CVSS v2.0 6.9 MEDIUM

7.3^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.3 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

6.9^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Exploitability : 3.4 / Impact : 10.0

Access Vector LOCAL

Access Complexity MEDIUM

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact COMPLETE

Integrity Impact COMPLETE

Availability Impact COMPLETE

References

Link	Resource
https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-amp-imm-dll-5PAZ3hRV	Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:cisco:advanced_malware_protection_for_endpoints::::::windows::*
	cpe:2.3:a:cisco:immunet::::::windows::*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2021-01-20 20:15

Updated : 2024-02-04 21:23

NVD link : CVE-2021-1280

Mitre link : CVE-2021-1280

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2021-1280

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Products Affected

cisco

immunet
advanced_malware_protection_for_endpoints

CWE

CWE-427

Uncontrolled Search Path Element

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