CVE-2011-5152 Path traversal in n/a

Medium 6.9 Published Updated

Local attackers can execute arbitrary code and gain privileges by placing malicious DLLs in the current working directory when opening 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-2011-5152?

CVE-2011-5152 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 6 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 ACDSee Photo Editor 2008 5.x build 291 allow local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse (1) Wintab32.dll or (2) CV11-DialogEditor.dll file in the current working directory, as demonstrated by a directory that contains a .apd file. NOTE: the provenance of this information is unknown; the details are obtained solely from third party information.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2011-5152?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Acdsee Photo Editor 2008.

How do I fix CVE-2011-5152?

No fix has been published for CVE-2011-5152 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-2011-5152 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2011-5152 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-8j34-9cp8-62rj.

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