High severity8.8NVD Advisory· Published Jan 23, 2017· Updated May 13, 2026
CVE-2016-1417
CVE-2016-1417
Description
Untrusted search path vulnerability in Snort 2.9.7.0-WIN32 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code and conduct DLL hijacking attacks via a Trojan horse tcapi.dll that is located in the same folder on a remote file share as a pcap file that is being processed.
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
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References
5- hyp3rlinx.altervista.org/advisories/SNORT-DLL-HIJACK.txtnvdExploitThird Party Advisory
- packetstormsecurity.com/files/138915/Snort-2.9.7.0-WIN32-DLL-Hijacking.htmlnvdExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/93269nvdExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1036936nvdExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/539579/100/0/threadednvd
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