CVE-2010-5249

Untrusted search path vulnerability in Sophos Free Encryption 2.40.1.1 and Sophos SafeGuard PrivateCrypto 2.40.1.2 allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse pcrypt0406.dll file in the current working directory, as demonstrated by a directory that contains a .uti file. NOTE: the provenance of this information is unknown; the details are obtained solely from third party information.

CVSS v2.0 6.9 MEDIUM

6.9^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Exploitability : 3.4 / Impact : 10.0

Access Vector LOCAL

Access Complexity MEDIUM

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact COMPLETE

Integrity Impact COMPLETE

Availability Impact COMPLETE

References

Link	Resource
http://secunia.com/advisories/41209	Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/41209	Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:sophos:free_encryption:2.40.1.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:sophos:safeguard_privatecrypto:2.40.1.2:::::::*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2012-09-07 10:32

Updated : 2025-04-11 00:51

NVD link : CVE-2010-5249

Mitre link : CVE-2010-5249

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2010-5249

JSON object : View

Products Affected

sophos

free_encryption
safeguard_privatecrypto

CWE

NVD-CWE-Other

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