CVE-2010-5239 Path traversal in n/a

Medium 6.9 Published Updated

Local attackers can execute arbitrary code and gain privileges by placing a malicious DLL in the current working directory when opening 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-2010-5239?

CVE-2010-5239 is a medium-severity path traversal 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 DAEMON Tools Lite 4.35.6.0091 and Pro Standard 4.36.0309.0160 allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse mfc80loc.dll file in the current working directory, as demonstrated by a directory that contains a .mds file. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-5239?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Daemon-Tools Daemon Tools.

How do I fix CVE-2010-5239?

No fix has been published for CVE-2010-5239 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-2010-5239 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-5239 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-8427-qx4w-7x27.

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