CVE-2018-17980 Information

Description

NoMachine before 5.3.27 and 6.x before 6.3.6 allows attackers to gain privileges via a Trojan horse wintab32.dll file located in the same directory as a .nxs file as demonstrated by a scenario where the .nxs file and the DLL are in the current working directory and the Trojan horse code is executed. (The directory could in general be on a local filesystem or a network share.).

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Reference

http://hyp3rlinx.altervista.org/advisories/NOMACHINE-TROJAN-FILE-REMOTE-CODE-EXECUTION.txt http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/149784/NoMachine-5.3.26-Remote-Code-Execution.html https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45611/ https://www.nomachine.com/TR10P08887

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction Required

NONE

Scope

REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact

UNCHANGED

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

Base Score

HIGH

Base Severity

7.8