Microsoft Windows Remote Desktop Client untrusted search path

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Microsoft Windows. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Remote Desktop Client. The manipulation leads to untrusted search path. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2011-0029. There is no available exploit. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Microsoft Windows (Operating System) (affected version unknown). This issue affects an unknown functionality of the component Remote Desktop Client. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a untrusted search path vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Untrusted search path vulnerability in the client in Microsoft Remote Desktop Connection 5.2, 6.0, 6.1, and 7.0 allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in the current working directory, as demonstrated by a directory that contains a .rdp file, aka "Remote Desktop Insecure Library Loading Vulnerability."

The weakness was presented 03/08/2011 with Microsoft as MS11-017 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). The advisory is shared at microsoft.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2011-0029 since 12/10/2010. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 01/20/2025). MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1574 for this issue.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 52585 (MS11-017: Vulnerabilities in Remote Desktop Connection Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2508062)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows : Microsoft Bulletins and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 90689 (Microsoft Windows Remote Desktop Client Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (MS11-017)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch MS11-017 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at microsoft.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 10880.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (52585), SecurityFocus (BID 46678†), OSVDB (71014†), Secunia (SA43628†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1025172†). See VDB-4314 for similar entry. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Untrusted search path
CWE: CWE-426
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Nessus ID: 52585
Nessus Name: MS11-017: Vulnerabilities in Remote Desktop Connection Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2508062)
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OpenVAS ID: 900273
OpenVAS Name: Microsoft Remote Desktop Client Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (2508062)
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Saint ID: exploit_info/microsoft_rdp_dllinject
Saint Name: Microsoft Remote Desktop Connection Insecure Library Injection

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Patch: MS11-017
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com
Product: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS11-017
Organization: Microsoft
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2011-0029 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2011-0029
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-4313

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SecurityFocus: 46678 - Microsoft Remote Desktop Connection Client DLL Loading Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability
Secunia: 43628 - Microsoft Windows Remote Desktop Client Insecure Library Loading Vulnerability, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 71014 - Microsoft Windows Remote Desktop Client Path Subversion Arbitrary DLL Injection Code Execution
SecurityTracker: 1025172 - Windows Remote Desktop Client DLL Loading Error Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
Vulnerability Center: 30264 - [MS11-017] Microsoft Remote Desktop Connection client Remote Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2011-0616

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/21/2011 01:00
Updated: 01/20/2025 02:26
Changes: 03/21/2011 01:00 (88), 03/18/2017 08:04 (18), 03/19/2021 07:30 (3), 10/18/2024 02:05 (26), 01/20/2025 02:26 (2)
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Cache ID: 216:B67:103

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