CVE-2017-2193

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Published Jun 9, 2017 CVSS 3.0 · 7.8 High EPSS 2.0% KEV · Not listed

Description

Untrusted search path vulnerability in the installer of Tera Term 4.94 and earlier allows an attacker to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in an unspecified directory.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

TeraTerm Project

The installer of Tera Term

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`4.94 and earlier`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:tera_term_project:tera_term:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2017-11376	Untrusted search path vulnerability in the installer of Tera Term 4.94 and earlier allows an attacker to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in an unspecified directory.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 2.0% (2.029% probability within 30 days)

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References

Link	Providers
http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN06770361/index.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98807
https://ttssh2.osdn.jp/SA/JVN06770361.html.en

History

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Subscriptions

Tera Term Project Tera Term

Weaknesses

CWE-426

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 5, 2024, 1:48 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: jpcert
Published: Jun 9, 2017, 4:00 PM
Updated: Aug 5, 2024, 1:48 PM
Reserved: Dec 1, 2016, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 1:15 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Jun 9, 2017, 4:29 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 1:15 AM

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