JVN#41452671: The installers of multiple Canon IT Solutions Inc. software programs may insecurely load Dynamic Link Libraries

The installers of multiple software programs provided by Canon IT Solutions Inc. contain an issue with the DLL search path, which may lead to insecurely loading Dynamic Link Libraries (CWE-427).

Impact

Arbitrary code may be executed with the privilege of the user invoking the installer.

Solution

Use the latest installer
Use the latest installers provided by the developer.
Also when executing the installer, be sure to check there are no suspicious files in the directory where the installer resides.

Note that this vulnerability affects the installer only. Users who have already installed the program(s) are not affected.

Products Affected

• ESET Smart Security Premium
• ESET Internet Security
• ESET Smart Security
• ESET NOD32 Antivirus
• DESlock+ Pro
• CompuSec (all programs except packaged ones)
  All installers with the digital timestamps before “July 10, 2018” are affected.