CVE-2016-1417
Untrusted search path vulnerability in Snort 2.9.7.0-WIN32 allows remote attackers to execute...
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.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2016-1417- 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 - CVSS 2.0
- 6.8 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-426
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2016-1417- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2016-2516 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2016-2516- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-cr32-cx2f-mfw5
Untrusted search path vulnerability in Snort 2.9.7.0-WIN32 allows remote attackers to execute...
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.
- Record
GHSA-cr32-cx2f-mfw5- 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 - Weakness
- CWE-426
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2016-1417 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in Snort, published January 23, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 4.43%, the 91st percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
securitytracker.com/id/1036936
hyp3rlinx.altervista.org/advisories/SNORT-DLL-HIJACK.txt
securityfocus.com/bid/93269
packetstormsecurity.com/files/138915/Snort-2.9.7.0-WIN32-DLL-Hijacking.html
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-1417
github.com/advisories/GHSA-cr32-cx2f-mfw5