CVE-2018-20211 (GCVE-0-2018-20211)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2019-01-02 18:00 – Updated: 2024-08-05 11:58
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
ExifTool 8.32 allows local users to gain privileges by creating a %TEMP%\par-%username%\cache-exiftool-8.32 folder with a victim's username, and then copying a Trojan horse ws32_32.dll file into this new folder, aka DLL Hijacking. NOTE: 8.32 is an obsolete version from 2010 (9.x was released starting in 2012, and 10.x was released starting in 2015).
Severity
7.8 (High)
CWE
- n/a
Assigner
References
2 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Dec/44 | mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISC |
| http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/150892/Exift… | x_refsource_MISC |
Date Public
2018-12-21 00:00
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