PT-2017-16816 · Bomgar · Bomgar Remote Support

Published 2017-10-26 · Updated 2019-11-18 · CVE-2017-5996

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

9.3

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Bomgar Remote Support versions 15.2.x through 15.2.2 Bomgar Remote Support versions 16.1.x through 16.1.4 Bomgar Remote Support versions 16.2.x through 16.2.3

Description The issue arises from weak permissions in the %SYSTEMDRIVE%ProgramData directory, allowing for DLL hijacking.

Recommendations For versions 15.2.x through 15.2.2, update to version 15.2.3 or later. For versions 16.1.x through 16.1.4, update to version 16.1.5 or later. For versions 16.2.x through 16.2.3, update to version 16.2.4 or later.

Fix

Untrusted Search Path

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-426

Related Identifiers

CVE-2017-5996

Affected Products

Bomgar Remote Support

References · 4

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-5996 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-5996 · Vendor Advisory
• https://vsecurity.com/download/advisories/20171026-1.txt · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1039679 · Note