What is the severity of CVE-2017-5996?

CVE-2017-5996 is considered a medium severity vulnerability due to its potential for DLL hijacking.

How do I fix CVE-2017-5996?

To fix CVE-2017-5996, update Bomgar Remote Support to versions 15.2.3, 16.1.5, or 16.2.4 or later.

What does CVE-2017-5996 affect?

CVE-2017-5996 affects several versions of Bomgar Remote Support, specifically versions 15.2.1, 15.2.2, 16.1.1 through 16.1.4, and 16.2.1 and 16.2.2.

What type of attack is CVE-2017-5996 associated with?

CVE-2017-5996 is associated with DLL hijacking attacks that exploit weak permissions in the program data directory.

Is CVE-2017-5996 a local or remote vulnerability?

CVE-2017-5996 is a local vulnerability as it requires access to the affected system to exploit the weak permissions.

Vulnerability/
CVE-2017-5996

critical

9.3

CWE

426

26/10/2017

5/8/2024

CVE-2017-5996

First published: Thu Oct 26 2017(Updated: )

The agent in Bomgar Remote Support 15.2.x before 15.2.3, 16.1.x before 16.1.5, and 16.2.x before 16.2.4 allows DLL hijacking because of weak %SYSTEMDRIVE%\ProgramData permissions.

Credit: cve@mitre.org

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
BeyondTrust Remote Support	=15.2.1
BeyondTrust Remote Support	=15.2.2
BeyondTrust Remote Support	=16.1.1
BeyondTrust Remote Support	=16.1.2
BeyondTrust Remote Support	=16.1.3
BeyondTrust Remote Support	=16.1.4
BeyondTrust Remote Support	=16.2.1
BeyondTrust Remote Support	=16.2.2

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2017-5996?
CVE-2017-5996 is considered a medium severity vulnerability due to its potential for DLL hijacking.
How do I fix CVE-2017-5996?
To fix CVE-2017-5996, update Bomgar Remote Support to versions 15.2.3, 16.1.5, or 16.2.4 or later.
What does CVE-2017-5996 affect?
CVE-2017-5996 affects several versions of Bomgar Remote Support, specifically versions 15.2.1, 15.2.2, 16.1.1 through 16.1.4, and 16.2.1 and 16.2.2.
What type of attack is CVE-2017-5996 associated with?
CVE-2017-5996 is associated with DLL hijacking attacks that exploit weak permissions in the program data directory.
Is CVE-2017-5996 a local or remote vulnerability?
CVE-2017-5996 is a local vulnerability as it requires access to the affected system to exploit the weak permissions.

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