CVE-2017-10909
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 1.0.01 and earlier 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 confidenceAn untrusted search path vulnerability in Music Center for PC allows the application to load DLLs from attacker-controlled locations. An attacker can place a malicious DLL in an unspecified directory that gets loaded when the application runs, potentially executing 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<= 1.0.01CVSS 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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Confirm Music Center for PC installationLook for Music Center for PC in the list of installed programs (Control Panel > Programs and Features) or search for the executable (typically named 'MusicCenter.exe' or similar) on the systemAffected if The application is installed on the system
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Determine installed versionRight-click the Music Center executable, select Properties, and check the Version tab, or look in Add/Remove Programs for the version numberAffected if The version is 1.0.01 or lower (any version <= 1.0.01)
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Check current user privileges when running the applicationObserve whether Music Center for PC is being launched with 'Run as administrator' or from an elevated context. Check the shortcut properties for any admin flagAffected if The application is routinely run with elevated/administrator privileges
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Assess directory write permissionsCheck the permissions on the Music Center installation directory (typically in Program Files or Program Files x86). Right-click the folder > Properties > Security to see which users have Write permissionAffected if Non-admin users or untrusted accounts have Write access to directories from which the application loads DLLs
You are affected if Music Center for PC version 1.0.01 or lower is installed and the application runs with elevated privileges or from directories with weak access controls where an attacker could plant a malicious DLL.
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 dataUsers should avoid running Music Center for PC with elevated privileges and ensure the application directory is not writable by unprivileged users. Consider migrating to alternative software as this version is likely end-of-life.
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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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- 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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