CVE-2021-1593

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Summary

CVECVE-2021-1593
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2021-08-04 18:15:00 UTC
Updated2023-11-07 03:28:00 UTC
DescriptionA vulnerability in Cisco Packet Tracer for Windows could allow an authenticated, local attacker to perform a DLL injection attack on an affected device. To exploit this vulnerability, the attacker must have valid credentials on the Windows system. This vulnerability is due to incorrect handling of directory paths at run time. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by inserting a configuration file in a specific path on the system, which can cause a malicious DLL file to be loaded when the application starts. A successful exploit could allow an attacker with normal user privileges to execute arbitrary code on the affected system with the privileges of another user’s account.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-427

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Cisco Packet Tracer 7.2.0 All All All
Application Cisco Packet Tracer 7.2.1 All All All
Application Cisco Packet Tracer 7.2.2 All All All
Application Cisco Packet Tracer 7.3.0 All All All
Application Cisco Packet Tracer 7.3.1 All All All
Application Cisco Packet Tracer 8.0 All All All

References

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Cisco Packet Tracer for Windows DLL Injection Vulnerability CISCO tools.cisco.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 375645 Cisco Packet Tracer for Windows DLL Injection Vulnerability(cisco-sa-packettracer-dll-inj-Qv8Mk5Jx)
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