CVE-2010-5261 Privilege escalation in n/a
Local attackers can gain privileges by placing a malicious DLL in the working directory when a user opens a video 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-2010-5261?
CVE-2010-5261 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 SnowFox Total Video Converter 2.5.1 allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse dwmapi.dll file in the current working directory, as demonstrated by a directory that contains a .avi file. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-5261?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Snowfoxsoft Snowfox Total Video Converter.
How do I fix CVE-2010-5261?
No fix has been published for CVE-2010-5261 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2010-5261 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-5261 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-23cq-q28j-944h.