PT-2017-14539 · Hola · Hola Vpn

Published 2017-11-09 · Updated 2020-08-24 · CVE-2017-16757

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.8

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Hola VPN version 1.34

Description The issue allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse 7za.exe or hola.exe file due to weak permissions under %PROGRAMFILES%.

Recommendations For Hola VPN version 1.34, consider restricting access to the %PROGRAMFILES% directory to prevent local users from exploiting the weak permissions. As a temporary workaround, monitor the directory for any suspicious activity, especially the presence of Trojan horse files such as 7za.exe or hola.exe.

Exploit

Fix

Incorrect Permission

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-732

Related Identifiers

CVE-2017-16757

Affected Products

Hola Vpn

References · 4

• 🔥 https://vulnerability-lab.com/get_content.php?id=2062 · Exploit
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-16757 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-16757 · Security Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/101787 · Note