CVE-2010-5229 Privilege escalation in n/a

Medium 6.9 Published 7 Sep 2012 Updated 17 Sep 2024

Local attackers can execute arbitrary code and gain privileges by placing a malicious DLL in the current working directory when a user opens a file.

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-2010-5229?

CVE-2010-5229 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 7 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 010 Editor before 3.1.3 allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse wintab32.dll file in the current working directory, as demonstrated by a directory that contains a .hex file. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-5229?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Sweetscape 010 Editor.

How do I fix CVE-2010-5229?

No fix has been published for CVE-2010-5229 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2010-5229 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-5229 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-fwh3-jqp6-4v3p.