CVE-2016-1417

8.8 highEPSS 4.4%

Untrusted search path vulnerability in Snort 2.9.7.0-WIN32 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code and conduct DLL hijacking attacks via a Trojan horse tcapi.dll that is located in the same folder on a remote file share as a pcap file that is being processed.

Severity

CVSS 3.0

8.8 high

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS: 4.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 91% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
CWE: CWE-426
Published: 2017-01-23
Modified: 2026-06-17
Record from: the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

Affected

snort:snort

References

http://hyp3rlinx.altervista.org/advisories/SNORT-DLL-HIJACK.txt
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/138915/Snort-2.9.7.0-WIN32-DLL-Hijacking.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/539579/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93269
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036936

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