CVE-2024-4978 - Justice AV Solutions (JAVS) Viewer Installer Embedded Malicious Code Vulnerability
CVE-2024-4978
Justice AV Solutions | Viewer
- Date Added:
- 2024-05-29
- Due Date:
- 2024-06-19
- Vulnerability Name
Justice AV Solutions (JAVS) Viewer Installer Embedded Malicious Code Vulnerability
- Description
Justice AV Solutions (JAVS) Viewer installer contains a malicious version of ffmpeg.exe, named fffmpeg.exe (SHA256: 421a4ad2615941b177b6ec4ab5e239c14e62af2ab07c6df1741e2a62223223c4). When run, this creates a backdoor connection to a malicious C2 server.
- Known To Be Used in Ransomware Campaigns?
Unknown
- Action
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
- Additional Notes
- Please follow the vendor’s instructions as outlined in the public statements at https://www.rapid7.com/blog/post/2024/05/23/cve-2024-4978-backdoored-justice-av-solutions-viewer-software-used-in-apparent-supply-chain-attack#remediation and https://www.javs.com/downloads; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-4978
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