CVE-2011-0038

Published Feb 10, 2011

Last updated a year ago

Overview

Description
Untrusted search path vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 might allow local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse IEShims.dll in the current working directory, as demonstrated by a Desktop directory that contains an HTML file, aka "Internet Explorer Insecure Library Loading Vulnerability."
Source
secure@microsoft.com
NVD status
Modified

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Risk scores

CVSS 2.0

Type
Primary
Base score
9.3
Impact score
10
Exploitability score
8.6
Vector string
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Weaknesses

nvd@nist.gov
NVD-CWE-Other

Evaluator

Comment
Per: CWE-426: Untrusted Search Path 'http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/426.html'
Impact
Per: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/MS11-003.mspx 'This is a remote code execution vulnerability.'
Solution
Per: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/MS11-003.mspx 'This is a remote code execution vulnerability.'

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