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CVE-2014-8393

DLL Hijacking vulnerability in CorelDRAW X7, Corel Photo-Paint X7, Corel PaintShop Pro X7, Corel Painter 2015, and Corel PDF Fusion.

Security Impact Summary

This vulnerability carries a HIGH severity rating with a CVSS v3.1 score of 7.8, requiring local system access to exploit with relatively low complexity without requiring user interaction requiring only low-level privileges . The vulnerability impacts confidentiality (data exposure), integrity (unauthorized modifications), and availability (service disruption) for affected systems. Impacting 5 products from corel, from corel, from corel and 2 others, organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

First disclosed in 2017, this vulnerability was reported during a period defined by widespread IoT adoption challenges, mobile security concerns, and the emergence of advanced persistent threat (APT) techniques. Contemporary mitigation strategies focused on secure development practices and third-party component vetting.

Published

2017-08-29T01:35:12.360

Last Modified

2025-04-20T01:37:25.860

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.0: 7.8 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Access Vector: LOCAL
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
Availability Impact: PARTIAL

Exploitability Score

3.9

Impact Score

6.4

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-427

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	corel	coreldraw	x7	Yes
Application	corel	coreldraw_photo_paint	x7	Yes
Application	corel	paint_shop_pro	x7	Yes
Application	corel	painter	2015	Yes
Application	corel	pdf_fusion	-	Yes

References

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/129922/Corel-Software-DLL-Hijacking.html Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Jan/33 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/62210 Permissions Required ([email protected])
http://www.coresecurity.com/advisories/corel-software-dll-hijacking Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/534452/100/0/threaded ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72005 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031522 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/129922/Corel-Software-DLL-Hijacking.html Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Jan/33 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/62210 Permissions Required (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.coresecurity.com/advisories/corel-software-dll-hijacking Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/534452/100/0/threaded (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72005 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031522 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For corel's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.