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vcruntime140.dll

vcruntime140.dll — Sideloading hijacking (Microsoft)

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vcruntime140.dll
vcruntime140.dll

Sandbox: execFile · Timeout: 30s

Capabilities

security.defenseevasion.dll-hijack

Documentation

examples:

  • description: "Place malicious vcruntime140.dll in the search order location" command: "copy malicious.dll "%SYSTEM32%\vcruntime140.dll""
  • description: "Execute the vulnerable binary to trigger the hijack" command: ""%PROGRAMFILES%\Microsoft SQL Server\%VERSION%\Shared\sqlwriter.exe""

vcruntime140.dll

Vendor: Microsoft

Expected Location: %SYSTEM32%

Vulnerable Executables:

  • %PROGRAMFILES%\Microsoft SQL Server%VERSION%\Shared\sqlwriter.exe (Sideloading)
  • %PROGRAMFILES%\Microsoft SQL Server%VERSION%\Shared\SqlDumper.exe (Sideloading)

Acknowledgement: Swachchhanda Shrawan Poudel

References