CVE-2012-0305 Privilege escalation in n/a

Medium 4.4 Published Updated

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.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-2wh2-cqr6-7mp4.

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