CVE-2014-5430
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 · uneditedUntrusted search path vulnerability in ABB RobotStudio 5.6x before 5.61.02 and Test Signal Viewer 1.5 allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL that is accessed as a result of incorrect DLL configuration by an optional installation program.
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 · high confidenceThis is a DLL hijacking/untrusted search path vulnerability in ABB RobotStudio and Test Signal Viewer. The applications load DLLs from an insecure search path due to incorrect DLL configuration by an optional installation program, allowing local attackers to place malicious DLLs that get loaded with elevated privileges.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
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= 5.60= 5.61= 5.61.01= 1.5CVSS 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
- M
- Authentication
- None
- Confidentiality
- Complete
- Integrity
- Complete
- Availability
- Complete
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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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Check if ABB RobotStudio is installedLook for RobotStudio in the Windows Add/Remove Programs list, or check the default installation directory (typically C:\Program Files\ABB Robotics\RobotStudio)Affected if RobotStudio version 5.60, 5.61, or 5.61.01 is installed
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Check if ABB Test Signal Viewer is installedLook for Test Signal Viewer in the Windows Add/Remove Programs list, or check for the executable in common program directoriesAffected if Test Signal Viewer version 1.5 is installed
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Verify the installed version numberRight-click the RobotStudio or Test Signal Viewer executable, select Properties, and check the File Version on the Details tab, or launch the application and check its About/Help sectionAffected if The version matches 5.60, 5.61, 5.61.01 (RobotStudio) or 1.5 (Test Signal Viewer)
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Check for untrusted DLL search path conditionsExamine the application directory and subdirectories for world-writable locations where an untrusted user could place a malicious DLL that the application might loadAffected if The application directory or its subdirectories are writable by non-privileged users and the application loads DLLs from its working directory
A user is affected if ABB RobotStudio version 5.60, 5.61, or 5.61.01, or ABB Test Signal Viewer version 1.5 is installed and the application runs with elevated privileges while loading DLLs from a writable directory accessible to untrusted local users.
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 dataUpdate ABB RobotStudio to version 5.61.02 or later, and Test Signal Viewer to the patched version. Alternatively, remove the software if not needed.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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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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