CVE-2021-45975
CVSS V2 Medium 6.9
CVSS V3 High 7.8
Description
In ListCheck.exe in Acer Care Center 4.x before 4.00.3038, a vulnerability in the loading mechanism of Windows DLLs could allow a local attacker to perform a DLL hijacking attack. This vulnerability is due to incorrect handling of directory search paths at run time. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by placing a malicious DLL file on the targeted system. This file will execute when the vulnerable application launches. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary code on the targeted system with local administrator privileges.
Overview
- CVE ID
- CVE-2021-45975
- Assigner
- cve@mitre.org
- Vulnerability Status
- Analyzed
- Published Version
- 2022-01-26T15:15:07
- Last Modified Date
- 2022-02-02T15:51:10
Weakness Enumerations
CPE Configuration (Product)
| CPE | Vulnerable | Operator | Version Start | Version End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:acer:care_center:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | 4.0 | 4.00.3038 |
CVSS Version 2
- Version
- 2.0
- Vector String
- AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- Access Vector
- LOCAL
- Access Compatibility
- MEDIUM
- Authentication
- NONE
- Confidentiality Impact
- COMPLETE
- Integrity Impact
- COMPLETE
- Availability Impact
- COMPLETE
- Base Score
- 6.9
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- Exploitability Score
- 3.4
- Impact Score
- 10
CVSS Version 3
- Version
- 3.1
- Vector String
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Attack Vector
- LOCAL
- Attack Compatibility
- LOW
- Privileges Required
- NONE
- User Interaction
- REQUIRED
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality Impact
- HIGH
- Availability Impact
- HIGH
- Base Score
- 7.8
- Base Severity
- HIGH
- Exploitability Score
- 1.8
- Impact Score
- 5.9
References
| Reference URL | Reference Tags |
|---|---|
| https://aptw.tf/2022/01/20/acer-care-center-privesc.html | Exploit Third Party Advisory |
| https://acercsi.com | Broken Link |
| https://community.acer.com/en/kb/articles/14757-acer-care-center-requires-an-update-to-resolve-a-security-vulnerability | Vendor Advisory |
Sources
| Source Name | Source URL |
|---|---|
| NIST | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-45975 |
| MITRE | https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2021-45975 |
History
| Created | Old Value | New Value | Data Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-10 06:34:43 | Added to TrackCVE | |||
| 2022-12-06 07:46:38 | 2022-01-26T15:15Z | 2022-01-26T15:15:07 | CVE Published Date | updated |
| 2022-12-06 07:46:38 | 2022-02-02T15:51:10 | CVE Modified Date | updated | |
| 2022-12-06 07:46:38 | Analyzed | Vulnerability Status | updated |