CVE-2010-5203 Path traversal in n/a
Local attackers can gain privileges by placing malicious DLLs in the current working directory when users open specific client 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-2010-5203?
CVE-2010-5203 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 6 Sep 2012. 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
Multiple untrusted search path vulnerabilities in NCP Secure Enterprise Client before 9.21 Build 68, Secure Entry Client before 9.23 Build 18, and Secure Client - Juniper Edition before 9.23 Build 18 allow local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse (1) dvccsabase002.dll, (2) conman.dll, (3) kmpapi32.dll, or (4) ncpmon2.dll file in the current working directory, as demonstrated by a directory that contains a .pcf or .spd file. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-5203?
It affects 3 products.
Products include Ncp-E Secure Client, Ncp-E Secure Enterprise Client, Ncp-E Secure Entry Client.
How do I fix CVE-2010-5203?
No fix has been published for CVE-2010-5203 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-2010-5203 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-5203 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-8j9h-696r-f45j.