CVE-2018-0656
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 The installer of Digital Paper App version 1.4.0.16050 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 confidenceThe Digital Paper App installer version 1.4.0.16050 and earlier contains an untrusted search path vulnerability where it loads DLLs from directories that may be controlled by an attacker. This allows privilege escalation through a Trojan horse DLL being executed with the installer's 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<= 1.4.0.16050CVSS 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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Locate the Digital Paper App installer fileSearch for installer files named 'DigitalPaperApp' with .exe, .msi, or similar extensions in download folders, installation media, or software distribution shares. Common paths include %USERPROFILE%\Downloads, %SYSTEMROOT%\SoftwareDistribution\Download, or network shares used for software deployment.Affected if The installer file exists and its version property shows 1.4.0.16050 or lower.
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Extract the installer version metadataRight-click the installer executable, select Properties, and view the Version tab. Alternatively, run 'powershell (Get-Item "path\to\installer.exe").VersionInfo' to retrieve version details programmatically.Affected if The 'File version' or 'Product version' field displays 1.4.0.16050 or any version number lower than this (for example, 1.4.0.16040).
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Check if Digital Paper App is currently installedOpen Control Panel > Programs and Features, or run 'Get-WmiObject -Class Win32_Product | Where-Object {$_.Name -like "*Digital Paper*"}' in PowerShell to list installed Sony Digital Paper software.Affected if The application is listed with a version of 1.4.0.16050 or earlier, indicating the vulnerable installer was used.
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Verify Windows Event logs for recent installer executionOpen Event Viewer, navigate to Windows Logs > Application, and filter for event sources related to installer activity or search for 'Digital Paper' entries. Check timestamps to see if the installer was run recently.Affected if The installer was executed on this system and the version is confirmed as 1.4.0.16050 or earlier.
Your environment is affected if the Digital Paper App installer executable or the installed application version is 1.4.0.16050 or lower, as this version loads DLLs from attacker-controllable directories during installation with elevated privileges.
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 Digital Paper App to a version newer than 1.4.0.16050, which should contain a patched installer that uses secure DLL loading practices.
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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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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2018-0656 in production — separate from our analysis above.
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.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- 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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