CVE-2012-0305 Privilege escalation in n/a
Local attackers can escalate privileges by placing a malicious DLL in the current working directory of Symantec System Recovery.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2012-0305?
CVE-2012-0305 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 23 Jul 2012. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Untrusted search path vulnerability in Symantec System Recovery 2011 before SP2 and Backup Exec System Recovery 2010 before SP5 allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in the current working directory.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-0305?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Symantec Backupexec System Recovery, Symantec System Recovery.
How do I fix CVE-2012-0305?
No fix has been published for CVE-2012-0305 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2012-0305 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-0305 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-2wh2-cqr6-7mp4.