PT-2018-7193 · Dell · Dell Precision Optimizer

Published 2018-04-24 · Updated 2018-06-13 · CVE-2017-2802

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.8

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Dell Precision Optimizer version 3.5.5.0

Description: A dll hijacking issue exists in the poaService.exe service component. This can be exploited by placing a malicious dll file in a directory pointed to by the PATH environment variable, leading to privilege escalation. An attacker with local access to the vulnerable system can exploit this issue.

Recommendations: For version 3.5.5.0, consider restricting access to the poaService.exe service component until a patch is available. As a temporary workaround, restrict the use of directories pointed to by the PATH environment variable to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Exploit

Fix

Untrusted Search Path

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-426

Related Identifiers

CVE-2017-2802

Affected Products

Dell Precision Optimizer

References · 4

• 🔥 https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2016-0247 · Exploit
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-2802 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-2802 · Security Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/99360 · Note