CVE-2012-4866 Path traversal in n/a
Local attackers can execute arbitrary code via DLL hijacking by placing a malicious dwmapi.dll in the application's working directory.
- 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-2012-4866?
CVE-2012-4866 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
Untrusted search path vulnerability in Xtreme RAT 3.5 allows local users to execute arbitrary code and conduct DLL hijacking attacks via a Trojan horse dwmapi.dll that is located in the same folder as the current working directory. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-4866?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Xtremerat Xtremerat.
How do I fix CVE-2012-4866?
No fix has been published for CVE-2012-4866 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-2012-4866 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-4866 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-25gj-4578-83qm.