CVE-2019-1794 (GCVE-0-2019-1794)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2019-04-18 00:35 – Updated: 2024-11-21 19:38
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Summary
A vulnerability in the search path processing of Cisco Directory Connector could allow an authenticated, local attacker to load a binary of their choosing. The vulnerability is due to uncontrolled search path elements. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by placing a binary of their choosing earlier in the search path utilized by Cisco Directory Connector to locate and load required resources.
Severity ?
5.1 (Medium)
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N
CWE
Assigner
References
https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/C… vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CISCO
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108032 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Cisco Cisco Directory Connector Affected: 2.2
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Neither Cisco nor Microsoft can guarantee that problems that may result from improper registry modification, either from applying registry changes via a .reg file or by using the Registry Editor, can be resolved. Modify the registry of a system at the user\u0027s own risk.\"}], \"data_version\": \"4.0\", \"CVE_data_meta\": {\"ID\": \"CVE-2019-1794\", \"STATE\": \"PUBLIC\", \"TITLE\": \"Cisco Directory Connector Search Order Hijacking Vulnerability\", \"ASSIGNER\": \"psirt@cisco.com\", \"DATE_PUBLIC\": \"2019-04-17T16:00:00-0700\"}}}}",
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