Arbitrary code execution via same-named DLL preloading
Published Mar 26, 2024 · Updated Aug 6, 2024
DLL preloading in HP Printer Firmware Update Utility allows local users with administrative privileges to execute arbitrary code on Windows. The FUU bundle accepts a compromised DLL with the original library's name from the default Downloads directory and executes its code. Exploitation requires administrative access to plant the DLL before the utility loads it, and successful loading runs attacker-controlled code in the utility's context.
Summary
What happened
DLL preloading in HP Printer Firmware Update Utility allows local users with administrative privileges to execute arbitrary code on Windows. The FUU bundle accepts a compromised DLL with the original library's name from the default Downloads directory and executes its code. Exploitation requires administrative access to plant the DLL before the utility loads it, and successful loading runs attacker-controlled code in the utility's context.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2024-2209
- Published
- Mar 26, 2024
- Updated
- Aug 6, 2024
- Vendor
- Plantronics
- Product
- HP Printer Firmware Update Utility
- Classifications
- CWE-94, T1574.001
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- admin
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Mar 26, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Aug 6, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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