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A vulnerability was found in Nuance PDF Reader 6.0. It has been classified as critical. This affects some unknown processing in the library dwmapi.dll. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a untrusted search path 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:
Multiple untrusted search path vulnerabilities in Nuance PDF Reader 6.0 allow local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse (1) dwmapi.dll or (2) exceptiondumpdll.dll file in the current working directory, as demonstrated by a directory that contains a .pdf file. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
The weakness was released 09/06/2012 (Website). The advisory is shared at secunia.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2010-5209 since 09/06/2012. An attack has to be approached locally. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1574 for this issue.
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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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
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Exploiting
Class: Untrusted search pathCWE: CWE-426
ATT&CK: T1574
Local: Yes
Remote: No
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Status: Not defined
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Timeline
09/06/2012 🔍09/06/2012 🔍
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Sources
Advisory: secunia.com⛔Status: Not defined
CVE: CVE-2010-5209 (🔍)
Secunia: 41410
Entry
Created: 03/23/2015 16:50Updated: 01/30/2018 10:17
Changes: 03/23/2015 16:50 (46), 01/30/2018 10:17 (1)
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