CVE-2012-2519 Privilege escalation in n/a

High 7.9 Published Updated

Local attackers can escalate privileges by placing a malicious DLL in the current working directory of a .NET application.

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-2012-2519?

CVE-2012-2519 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft .Net Framework, published on 14 Nov 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 Entity Framework in ADO.NET in Microsoft .NET Framework 1.0 SP3, 1.1 SP1, 2.0 SP2, 3.5, 3.5.1, and 4 allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in the current working directory, as demonstrated by a directory that contains a .NET application, aka ".NET Framework Insecure Library Loading Vulnerability."

Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-2519?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Microsoft .Net Framework.

How do I fix CVE-2012-2519?

No fix has been published for CVE-2012-2519 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2012-2519 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-2519 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Microsoft .Net Framework vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-j78j-4p5c-28vw.

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