CVE-2012-5378
Untrusted search path vulnerability in the installation functionality in ActiveTcl 8.5.12, when installed in the top-level C:\ directory, al
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- published
- Whether CISA lists it in its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog: proof that attackers are using it.What do these mean? →
- Not listed in CISA KEV
- Whether working attack code is public (Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei or GitHub). Public code makes attacks easier.What do these mean? →
- 1 on Exploit-DB
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.
Timeline
- CVE published
- Public exploit on Exploit-DB
EDB-28130
- Record last updated
Affected versions
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Version range not reported