Vulnerability record · CVE-2016-1417 · published 23 January 2017

CVE-2016-1417: Snort untrusted search path vulnerability

Snort · Snort

Untrusted search path vulnerability in Snort 2.9.7.0-WIN32 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code and conduct DLL hijacking attacks via a Trojan horse tcapi.dll that is located in the same folder on a remote file share as a pcap file that is being processed.

8.8 CVSS 3.0 High EPSS 4.4% · top 9.0% CWE-426 · Untrusted search path

8.8CVSS 3.0 base score, v2 6.8

4.4%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days

NoNot in CISA KEV

1Affected product versions listed by NVD

10References, 8 tagged exploit

17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

Snort Snort

References

Link	Tags
http://hyp3rlinx.altervista.org/advisories/SNORT-DLL-HIJACK.txt	ExploitThird Party Advisory
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/138915/Snort-2.9.7.0-WIN32-DLL-Hijacking.html	ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/539579/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93269	ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036936	ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://hyp3rlinx.altervista.org/advisories/SNORT-DLL-HIJACK.txt	ExploitThird Party Advisory
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/138915/Snort-2.9.7.0-WIN32-DLL-Hijacking.html	ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/539579/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93269	ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036936	ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2016-1417), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.