CVE-2024-2658

Published Jan 30, 2025

Last updated 2 months ago

Overview

AI description

Automated description summarized from trusted sources.

CVE-2024-2658 describes a misconfiguration within the `lmadmin.exe` component of FlexNet Publisher versions prior to 2024 R1 (11.19.6.0). This flaw allows the OpenSSL configuration file to be loaded from a directory that does not exist. An unauthorized, locally authenticated user with low privileges can exploit this by creating the non-existent directory and placing a specially crafted `openssl.conf` file within it. This action can lead to the execution of a malicious Dynamic-Link Library (DLL) with elevated privileges on the affected system.

Description: A misconfiguration in lmadmin.exe of FlexNet Publisher versions prior to 2024 R1 (11.19.6.0) allows the OpenSSL configuration file to load from a non-existent directory. An unauthorized, locally authenticated user with low privileges can potentially create the directory and load a specially crafted openssl.conf file leading to the execution of a malicious DLL (Dynamic-Link Library) with elevated privileges.
Source: PSIRT-CNA@flexerasoftware.com
NVD status: Deferred

Risk scores

CVSS 4.0

Type: Secondary
Base score: 8.5
Impact score: -
Exploitability score: -
Vector string: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
Severity: HIGH

Weaknesses

PSIRT-CNA@flexerasoftware.com: CWE-427

Hype score is a measure of social media activity compared against trending CVEs from the past 12 months. Max score 100.

Hype score: 3

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