High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Apr 24, 2018· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2017-2802
CVE-2017-2802
Description
An exploitable dll hijacking vulnerability exists in the poaService.exe service component of the Dell Precision Optimizer software version 3.5.5.0. A specifically named malicious dll file located in one of directories pointed to by the PATH environment variable will lead to privilege escalation. An attacker with local access to vulnerable system can exploit this vulnerability.
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Affected products
1- dell/Dellv5Range: Precision Tower 5810 with nvidia graphic cards. PPO Policy Processing Engine - FileVersion : 3.5.5.0 ati.dll ( PPO Monitoring Plugin ) - FileVersion : 3.5.5.0
Patches
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References
2- www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2016-0247nvdExploitTechnical DescriptionThird Party Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/99360nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
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