CVE-2011-0038 Path traversal in n/a
Local attackers can gain privileges by placing a malicious DLL in the working directory, exploiting insecure library loading in Internet Explorer.
- 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-2011-0038?
CVE-2011-0038 is a critical path traversal vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer, published on 10 Feb 2011. 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 Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 might allow local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse IEShims.dll in the current working directory, as demonstrated by a Desktop directory that contains an HTML file, aka "Internet Explorer Insecure Library Loading Vulnerability."
Which versions are affected by CVE-2011-0038?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Microsoft Internet Explorer.
How do I fix CVE-2011-0038?
No fix has been published for CVE-2011-0038 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-2011-0038 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2011-0038 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Internet Explorer
- CVE-2014-1776 Microsoft Internet Explorer Memory Corruption
- CVE-2021-27085 Microsoft Internet Explorer Remote Code Execution
- CVE-2017-0222 Microsoft Internet Explorer Remote Code Execution
- CVE-2017-0210 Microsoft Internet Explorer Privilege Escalation
- CVE-2017-0149 Microsoft Internet Explorer Memory Corruption
Sources
Also known as GHSA-2h3c-mgr2-2j6h.