CVE-2020-18171 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

TechSmith Snagit 19.1.0.2653 uses Object Linking and Embedding (OLE) which can allow attackers to obfuscate and embed crafted files used to escalate privileges. NOTE: This implies that Snagit's use of OLE is a security vulnerability unto itself and it is not. See reference document for more details

Published: 2021-07-26

Score: 8.8 High

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

AND

cpe:2.3:a:techsmith:snagit:19.1.0.2653:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00038.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

References

Link	Providers
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1W33rsdISmexLOGS4VmLUIITRU_KqGULcij1Z6QyxsjU/edit?usp=sharing
https://github.com/GitHubAssessments/CVE_Assessment_06_2019/blob/master/Snagit_Review.pdf

History

Tue, 19 Nov 2024 15:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Microsoft Windows

Techsmith Snagit

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2021-07-26T18:26:19.000Z

Updated: 2024-11-19T14:26:37.988Z

Reserved: 2020-08-13T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2020-18171

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-04T14:00:49.034Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2021-07-26T20:15:08.173

Modified: 2024-11-21T05:08:27.373

Link: CVE-2020-18171

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-269

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