CVE-2012-5378 (GCVE-0-2012-5378)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2012-10-11 10:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 21:05
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Summary
Untrusted search path vulnerability in the installation functionality in ActiveTcl 8.5.12, when installed in the top-level C:\ directory, allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in the C:\TD\bin directory, which is added to the PATH system environment variable, as demonstrated by a Trojan horse wlbsctrl.dll file used by the "IKE and AuthIP IPsec Keying Modules" system service in Windows Vista SP1, Windows Server 2008 SP2, Windows 7 SP1, and Windows 8 Release Preview.
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CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
http://osvdb.org/86179 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
https://www.htbridge.com/advisory/HTB23108 x_refsource_MISC
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