CVE-2017-10892
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 Music Center for PC version 1.0.00 allows an attacker to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in an unspecified directory.
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 confidenceMusic Center for PC version 1.0.00 contains an untrusted search path vulnerability that allows the application to load DLLs from directories controllable by an attacker. By placing a malicious DLL in an unspecified directory that the application searches, an attacker can achieve arbitrary code execution with the privileges of the affected application.
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= 1.0.00CVSS 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:3.0/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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Verify installed version of Sony Music Center for PCOpen Windows Control Panel > Programs and Features, or right-click the application executable and select Properties > Details tab. Look for the version number in the 'File version' or 'Product version' field.Affected if The version listed is exactly 1.0.00
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Identify application executable locationLocate the Music Center for PC executable (typically named MusicCenter.exe or similar Sony-branded executable). Right-click the shortcut or executable > Properties > Shortcut tab to see the 'Start in' path, or use Task Manager to find the running process path.Affected if The application is launched from or runs within a directory that untrusted users can write to, such as network shares, USB drives, shared folders, or world-writable directories
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Check for unexpected DLLs in application directoryExamine the folder containing the Music Center executable. Look for any DLL files that were not part of the original installation, especially those with common names like d3d9.dll, winmm.dll, or other system DLL names that could be planted.Affected if Unexpected or suspicious DLL files exist in the application directory that were not originally installed there
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Audit directory permissions and accessibilityCheck if the directory from which the application runs, or any directories in its DLL search path, are accessible to untrusted users. Use 'icacls' command or right-click folder > Properties > Security tab to review write permissions for users outside the trusted group.Affected if Untrusted users or groups have Write or Write+Execute permissions to directories in the application's DLL search path
If the installed version is exactly 1.0.00 and the application runs from or accesses directories where untrusted users can place files, the environment is vulnerable to DLL planting attacks.
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 Music Center for PC to a patched version if available. Until patched, ensure the application runs in a controlled environment and users avoid running the software from untrusted directories or network shares where attackers could place malicious DLLs.
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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
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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