Re: [Full-disclosure] Nmap NOT VULNERABLE to Windows DLL Hijacking Vulnerability

[jf <jf@xxxxxxxxx>]

> > ... my understanding of the issue was not the default library search
> > path, but rather that people are using SearchPath() or similar to locate
> > DLLs which they then pass to LoadLibrary() ...
> 
> And, people loading DLLs they do not need, for OS version detection.
> (Maybe others?)

I still don't see how this is really MSFTs fault. I mean, there's defined APIs 
for getting the version, theres a fairly clear warning on MSDN for LoadLibrary 
& SearchPath; isn't this akin to blaming the OS vendor for the app vendor 
improperly using strcpy?

 
> 
> An "exploit scenario" for nmap: send a ZIP (or somesuch) archive to
> the victim, containing a data file and a "hidden" DLL, with message:
>   Hey, these seem infected with conficker, check with nmap
> and the victim using "nmap -iL datafile" from current dir.

Yeah, good luck with that.

_______________________________________________
Full-Disclosure - We believe in it.
Charter: http://lists.grok.org.uk/full-disclosure-charter.html
Hosted and sponsored by Secunia - http://secunia.com/