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CVE-2007-6753

Published: Mar 28, 2012

Modified: Aug 7, 2024

PUBLISHED

Description

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.

Vendor	Product	Versions
n/a	n/a	affected `n/a`

References

vdb-entry

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vendor-advisory

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

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third-party-advisory

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