CVE-2010-5211 Path traversal in n/a
Local attackers can execute arbitrary code and gain privileges by placing a malicious DLL in the current working directory when opening image files.
- 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-2010-5211?
CVE-2010-5211 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
Untrusted search path vulnerability in ALSee 6.20.0.1 allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse patchani.dll file in the current working directory, as demonstrated by a directory that contains a .ani, .bmp, .cal, .hdp, .jpe, .mac, .pbm, .pcx, .pgm, .png, .psd, .ras, .tga, or .tiff file. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-5211?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Estsoft Alsee.
How do I fix CVE-2010-5211?
No fix has been published for CVE-2010-5211 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-2010-5211 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-5211 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-jj8r-7qwj-px26.