VDB-60525 · CVE-2007-6753 · BID 44484

Microsoft Windows 2000 Shell32.dll untrusted search path

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A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Microsoft Windows 2000 (Operating System). This affects an unknown part in the library Shell32.dll. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a local privilege escalation vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-426. The product searches for critical resources using an externally-supplied search path that can point to resources that are not under the product's direct control. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Untrusted search path vulnerability in Shell32.dll in Microsoft Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, and Windows 7, when using an environment configured with a string such as %APPDATA% or %PROGRAMFILES% in a certain way, allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL under the current working directory, as demonstrated by iTunes and Safari.

The issue has been introduced in 02/17/2000. The weakness was published 03/28/2012 (Website). The advisory is shared at support.microsoft.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2007-6753 since 03/28/2012. The exploitability is told to be difficult. An attack has to be approached locally. A authentication is necessary for exploitation. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 11/30/2021). MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1574 for this issue.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 4423 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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Class: Untrusted search path
CWE: CWE-426
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02/17/2000 🔍
03/28/2012 +4423 days 🔍
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03/23/2015 +1090 days 🔍
11/30/2021 +2444 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com
Product: microsoft.com

Advisory: support.microsoft.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2007-6753 (🔍)
SecurityFocus: 44484
Secunia: 41984

Entryinfo

Created: 03/23/2015 16:50
Updated: 11/30/2021 23:05
Changes: 03/23/2015 16:50 (38), 04/07/2017 16:04 (5), 11/30/2021 22:55 (1), 11/30/2021 23:05 (9)
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