CVE-2010-5241 Path traversal in n/a
Local attackers can execute arbitrary code and gain privileges by placing malicious DLLs in the working directory when opening DWG 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-2010-5241?
CVE-2010-5241 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Autodesk Autocad, 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
Multiple untrusted search path vulnerabilities in Autodesk AutoCAD 2010 allow local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse (1) dwmapi.dll or (2) IBFS32.DLL file in the current working directory, as demonstrated by a directory that contains a .dwg file. NOTE: the provenance of this information is unknown; the details are obtained solely from third party information.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-5241?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Autodesk Autocad.
How do I fix CVE-2010-5241?
No fix has been published for CVE-2010-5241 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-2010-5241 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2010-5241 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-rc67-8m73-xwp7.