High severity8.8NVD Advisory· Published Jan 23, 2017· Updated Jun 17, 2026

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.

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Affected products

Snort3/Snort3inferred
Range: = 2.9.7.0-WIN32
Snort/Snort2 versions
cpe:2.3:a:snort:snort:2.9.7.0:*:*:*:*:windows:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:snort:snort:2.9.7.0:*:*:*:*:windows:*:*
- (no CPE)range: 2.9.7.0-WIN32

Patches

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References

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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