FKIE_CVE-2007-6753

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2012-03-28 19:55 - Updated: 2025-04-11 00:51
Severity ?
Summary
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.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://blog.acrossecurity.com/2010/10/breaking-setdlldirectory-protection.html
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/41984Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://support.microsoft.com/kb/329308
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/44484
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://blog.acrossecurity.com/2010/10/breaking-setdlldirectory-protection.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/41984Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://support.microsoft.com/kb/329308
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/44484
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
microsoft windows_2000 *
microsoft windows_7 *
microsoft windows_server_2008 -
microsoft windows_vista *
microsoft windows_xp *
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