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Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2007-6753

Original release date:03/28/2012

Last revised:04/05/2012

Source: US-CERT/NIST

Overview

Untrusted search path vulnerability in Shell32.dll in Microsoft Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, and Windows 7, when using an environment configured with a string such as %APPDATA% or %PROGRAMFILES% in a certain way, allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL under the current working directory, as demonstrated by iTunes and Safari.

Description

Per: http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/426.html 'CWE-426: Untrusted Search Path'

Impact

CVSS Severity (version 2.0):

CVSS v2 Base Score:6.2 (MEDIUM) (AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) (legend)

Impact Subscore: 10.0

Exploitability Subscore: 1.9

CVSS Version 2 Metrics:

Access Vector: Locally exploitable; Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism

Access Complexity: High

Authentication: Not required to exploit

Impact Type:Allows unauthorized disclosure of information; Allows unauthorized modification; Allows disruption of service

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External Source: MSKB

Name: 329308

Hyperlink:http://support.microsoft.com/kb/329308

External Source: SECUNIA

Name: 41984

Type: Advisory

Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/41984

External Source: MISC

Name: http://blog.acrossecurity.com/2010/10/breaking-setdlldirectory-protection.html

Hyperlink:http://blog.acrossecurity.com/2010/10/breaking-setdlldirectory-protection.html