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CVE-2019-16407:
JetBrains ReSharper vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
JetBrains ReSharper installers for versions before 2019.2 had a DLL Hijacking vulnerability, identified as CVE-2019-16407. The vulnerability was discovered and disclosed in Q2 2019, affecting ReSharper installations prior to version 2019.2 (JetBrains Blog).
Technical details
The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 Base Score of 7.3 (High), with the following vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H. The attack requires local access, low attack complexity, low privileges, and user interaction. The scope is unchanged, while impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability is high (NVD).
Impact
If successfully exploited, this vulnerability could lead to high impacts on system confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The vulnerability allows an attacker with local access to potentially execute arbitrary code through DLL hijacking mechanisms (NVD).
Mitigation and workarounds
The vulnerability has been fixed in JetBrains ReSharper version 2019.2. Users are advised to upgrade to this version or later to mitigate the risk (JetBrains Blog).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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