CVE-2013-0725
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedERDAS ER Viewer 13.0 has dwmapi.dll and irml.dll libraries arbitrary code execution vulnerabilities
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceERDAS ER Viewer 13.0 contains DLL hijacking vulnerabilities in dwmapi.dll and irml.dll libraries that allow arbitrary code execution. Attackers can exploit this by placing malicious versions of these DLLs in locations where the application searches for them, leading to execution of attacker-controlled code with the privileges of the running application.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data= 13.0CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Confirm ERDAS ER Viewer installation and versionCheck if ERDAS ER Viewer version 13.0 is installed on the system. Look in standard installation directories (typically C:\Program Files\ERDAS ER Viewer or C:\Program Files (x86)\ERDAS ER Viewer) and check the version property of the executable erdas_er_viewer.exe or similar. Use system inventory or package management tools if available.Affected if ERDAS ER Viewer version 13.0 is installed on the system.
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Locate application directory and vulnerable DLLsFind the installation directory of ERDAS ER Viewer 13.0 and verify whether dwmapi.dll and/or irml.dll files are present in that directory. These are the DLLs identified as vulnerable to hijacking.Affected if dwmapi.dll or irml.dll exists in the ERDAS ER Viewer application directory, as these can be replaced with malicious versions.
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Check for DLL search path vulnerabilitiesExamine the application's DLL search order behavior. Determine if the application loads DLLs from the current working directory, user-controlled directories, or directories in the PATH environment variable that are writable by non-privileged users.Affected if The application loads DLLs from directories that are writable by untrusted users, enabling placement of malicious DLLs.
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Verify if application has been executedCheck system logs, recent program executions, or the application's recent files/access timestamp to determine if ERDAS ER Viewer 13.0 has been launched. DLL hijacking occurs at runtime when the application loads the vulnerable DLLs.Affected if ERDAS ER Viewer 13.0 has been executed, as the DLL hijacking vulnerability is triggered when the application loads the vulnerable DLLs during runtime.
A system is affected if ERDAS ER Viewer version 13.0 is installed and either vulnerable DLLs exist in the application directory or the application loads DLLs from untrusted directories that could contain malicious DLLs.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataIf a patched version is available, upgrade immediately. Otherwise, restrict or remove ERDAS ER Viewer 13.0 from systems until a fix is available, and ensure the application does not load DLLs from untrusted directories.
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The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
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