High severity7.2NVD Advisory· Published Jan 18, 2018· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2017-5170
CVE-2017-5170
Description
An Uncontrolled Search Path Element issue was discovered in Moxa SoftNVR-IA Live Viewer, Version 3.30.3122 and prior versions. An uncontrolled search path element (DLL Hijacking) vulnerability has been identified. To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker could rename a malicious DLL to meet the criteria of the application, and the application would not verify that the DLL is correct. The attacker needs to have administrative access to the default install location in order to plant the insecure DLL. Once loaded by the application, the DLL could run malicious code at the privilege level of the application.
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Affected products
1- Range: <=3.30.3122
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
2- www.securityfocus.com/bid/100208nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-17-220-02nvdMitigationThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
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