CVE-2010-5206 Path traversal in n/a
Local attackers can gain privileges by placing malicious DLLs in the current working directory, tricking the application into loading them.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2010-5206?
CVE-2010-5206 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 e-press ONE Office E-NoteTaker and E-Zip allow local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse (1) mfc71enu.dll or (2) mfc71loc.dll file in the current working directory, as demonstrated by a directory that contains a .txt, .rar, or .tar file. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-5206?
It affects 2 products.
Products include E-Press One Office E-Notetaker, E-Press One Office E-Zip.
How do I fix CVE-2010-5206?
No fix has been published for CVE-2010-5206 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-2010-5206 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-5206 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-qrm6-cwqm-7ch2.