CVE-2018-17707
CVSS V2 Medium 6.8
CVSS V3 High 8.8
Description
This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of Epic Games Launcher versions prior to 8.2.2. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file. The specific flaw exists within the handler for the com.epicgames.launcher protocol. A crafted URI with the com.epicgames.launcher protocol can trigger execution of a system call composed from a user-supplied string. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current user. Was ZDI-CAN-7241.
Overview
- CVE ID
- CVE-2018-17707
- Assigner
- zdi-disclosures@trendmicro.com
- Vulnerability Status
- Modified
- Published Version
- 2019-01-24T04:29:04
- Last Modified Date
- 2019-10-09T23:36:56
Weakness Enumerations
CPE Configuration (Product)
CPE | Vulnerable | Operator | Version Start | Version End |
---|---|---|---|---|
cpe:2.3:a:epicgames:launcher:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | 8.2.2 |
CVSS Version 2
- Version
- 2.0
- Vector String
- AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- Access Vector
- NETWORK
- Access Compatibility
- MEDIUM
- Authentication
- NONE
- Confidentiality Impact
- PARTIAL
- Integrity Impact
- PARTIAL
- Availability Impact
- PARTIAL
- Base Score
- 6.8
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- Exploitability Score
- 8.6
- Impact Score
- 6.4
CVSS Version 3
- Version
- 3.0
- Vector String
- CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Attack Compatibility
- LOW
- Privileges Required
- NONE
- User Interaction
- REQUIRED
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality Impact
- HIGH
- Availability Impact
- HIGH
- Base Score
- 8.8
- Base Severity
- HIGH
- Exploitability Score
- 2.8
- Impact Score
- 5.9
References
Reference URL | Reference Tags |
---|---|
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-18-1359/ | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
Sources
Source Name | Source URL |
---|---|
NIST | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-17707 |
MITRE | https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-17707 |
History
Created | Old Value | New Value | Data Type | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
2022-05-10 17:05:19 | Added to TrackCVE | |||
2022-12-03 16:53:38 | 2019-01-24T04:29Z | 2019-01-24T04:29:04 | CVE Published Date | updated |
2022-12-03 16:53:38 | 2019-10-09T23:36:56 | CVE Modified Date | updated | |
2022-12-03 16:53:38 | Modified | Vulnerability Status | updated |