CVE-2010-3147 Path traversal in n/a
Local attackers can gain privileges by placing a malicious DLL in the working directory when opening specific address book files.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2010-3147?
CVE-2010-3147 is a critical path traversal vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 2003 Server, published on 27 Aug 2010. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Untrusted search path vulnerability in wab.exe 6.00.2900.5512 in Windows Address Book in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3, Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista SP1 and SP2, Windows Server 2008 Gold, SP2, and R2, and Windows 7 allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse wab32res.dll file in the current working directory, as demonstrated by a directory that contains a Windows Address Book (WAB), VCF (aka vCard), or P7C file, aka "Insecure Library Loading Vulnerability." NOTE: the codebase for this product may overlap the codebase for the product referenced in CVE-2010-3143.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-3147?
It affects 7 products.
Products include Microsoft Outlook Express, Microsoft Windows 2003 Server, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Microsoft Windows Vista and 1 more.
How do I fix CVE-2010-3147?
No fix has been published for CVE-2010-3147 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2010-3147 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2010-3147 exists.
Public exploit code: 3 Exploit-DB entries.
Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows 2003 Server
Sources
Also known as GHSA-r3qf-2852-p8j8.