CVE-2010-5250

Untrusted search path vulnerability in the pthread_win32_process_attach_np function in pthreadGC2.dll in Pthreads-win32 2.8.0 allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse quserex.dll file in the current working directory. NOTE: some of these details are obtained 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/41215	Not Applicable Vendor Advisory
http://www.corelan.be:8800/index.php/2010/08/25/dll-hijacking-kb-2269637-the-unofficial-list/	Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/41215	Not Applicable Vendor Advisory
http://www.corelan.be:8800/index.php/2010/08/25/dll-hijacking-kb-2269637-the-unofficial-list/	Broken Link

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:pthread-win32_project:pthreads-win32:2.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2012-09-07 10:32

Updated : 2025-04-11 00:51

NVD link : CVE-2010-5250

Mitre link : CVE-2010-5250

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2010-5250

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Products Affected

pthread-win32_project

pthreads-win32

CWE

CWE-426

Untrusted Search Path

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