CVE-2010-5251 Path traversal in n/a
Local attackers can gain privileges by placing malicious DLLs in the current working directory when opening specific file types.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2010-5251?
CVE-2010-5251 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Ibm Lotus Notes, 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 IBM Lotus Notes 8.5 allow local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse (1) nnoteswc.dll or (2) nlsxbe.dll file in the current working directory, as demonstrated by a directory that contains a .vcf, .vcs, or .ics file. NOTE: the provenance of this information is unknown; the details are obtained solely from third party information.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-5251?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ibm Lotus Notes.
How do I fix CVE-2010-5251?
No fix has been published for CVE-2010-5251 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-2010-5251 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-5251 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Ibm Lotus Notes
Sources
Also known as GHSA-m5m5-7j9f-hwpx.