PT-2018-8957 · Microsoft · Visual C++ Redistributable

Published 2018-06-26 · Updated 2018-08-17 · CVE-2018-0599

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 Visual C++ Redistributable (affected versions not specified)

Description The issue is related to an untrusted search path vulnerability in the installer of Visual C++ Redistributable. This vulnerability allows an attacker to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in an unspecified directory.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Untrusted Search Path

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-426

Related Identifiers

CVE-2018-0599

Affected Products

Visual C++ Redistributable

References · 3

• https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/srd/2018/04/04/triaging-a-dll-planting-vulnerability · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-0599 · Security Note
• http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN81196185/index.html · Note