First published: Tue Mar 31 2015(Updated: )
Untrusted search path vulnerability in the Clean Utility application in Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk Services Platform before 2.71.00 and FactoryTalk View Studio 8.00.00 and earlier allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in an unspecified directory.
Credit: ics-cert@hq.dhs.gov
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
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Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk Services Platform | <=2.70.00 | |
FactoryTalk View Studio | <=8.00.00 |
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CVE-2014-9209 is rated as medium severity due to its potential for privilege escalation using a Trojan horse DLL.
To remediate CVE-2014-9209, update to FactoryTalk Services Platform version 2.71.00 or later, and FactoryTalk View Studio version 8.01.00 or later.
CVE-2014-9209 affects local users of Rockwell Automation's FactoryTalk Services Platform versions prior to 2.71.00 and FactoryTalk View Studio versions prior to 8.01.00.
The impact of CVE-2014-9209 allows local users to gain elevated privileges on the affected software systems.
Local users can exploit CVE-2014-9209 by placing malicious DLL files in directories that are searched by the vulnerable applications.