Google Picasa 3.6 untrusted search path

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Google Picasa 3.6. This issue affects some unknown processing. The manipulation leads to Local Privilege Escalation. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2011-0458. There is not any exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Google Picasa 3.6. It has been rated as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a local privilege escalation 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 Locate on Disk feature in Google Picasa before 3.8 allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse executable file in the current working directory.

The weakness was released 03/25/2011 with JPCERT/CC (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at xforce.iss.net. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2011-0458. Attacking locally is a requirement. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1574 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 52980 (Google Picasa < 3.8 Path Subversion Arbitrary DLL Injection Code Execution), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows.

Upgrading to version 3.6 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (66295), Tenable (52980), SecurityFocus (BID 47031†), OSVDB (71281†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-30709†). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Untrusted search path
CWE: CWE-426
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
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Nessus ID: 52980
Nessus Name: Google Picasa < 3.8 Path Subversion Arbitrary DLL Injection Code Execution
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OpenVAS ID: 801770
OpenVAS Name: Google Picasa Insecure Library Loading Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability (Windows)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Picasa 3.6

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03/20/2015 +1452 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: google.com

Advisory: xforce.iss.net
Organization: JPCERT/CC
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2011-0458 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2011-0458
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-56951
X-Force: 66295
SecurityFocus: 47031 - Google Picasa Insecure Library Loading Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability
Secunia: 43853
OSVDB: 71281 - Google Picasa Path Subversion Arbitrary DLL Injection Code Execution
Vulnerability Center: 30709 - Google Picasa Prior to 3.8 Local Privilege Escalation via a Trojan Horse Executable File, Medium

Entryinfo

Created: 03/20/2015 16:16
Updated: 10/21/2021 12:15
Changes: 03/20/2015 16:16 (56), 03/20/2017 09:21 (14), 10/21/2021 12:00 (4), 10/21/2021 12:07 (2), 10/21/2021 12:15 (1)
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