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CVE-2022-48077:
Genymotion Desktop vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
Genymotion Desktop v3.3.2 was discovered to contain a DLL hijacking vulnerability identified as CVE-2022-48077. The vulnerability was discovered by researcher Abdullah Khawaja and affects the profapi.dll component (GitHub Report, NVD).
Technical details
The vulnerability stems from a missing profapi.dll file in the application. When the application attempts to load this DLL, it follows the Windows DLL search order, which can be exploited by placing a malicious DLL with the same name in the search path (GitHub Report).
Impact
A successful exploitation of this vulnerability allows attackers to execute arbitrary code with SYSTEM privileges on the targeted system. Additionally, attackers can establish persistence on the compromised system through the malicious DLL (GitHub Report).
Mitigation and workarounds
Users should upgrade from the affected version (3.3.2) to a patched version of Genymotion Desktop to address this vulnerability (NVD).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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