Xtremerat 3.5 dwmapi.dll untrusted search path

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Xtremerat 3.5. It has been classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality in the library dwmapi.dll. This manipulation causes untrusted search path. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2012-4866. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Xtremerat 3.5 and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block in the library dwmapi.dll. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a untrusted search path vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Untrusted search path vulnerability in Xtreme RAT 3.5 allows local users to execute arbitrary code and conduct DLL hijacking attacks via a Trojan horse dwmapi.dll that is located in the same folder as the current working directory. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

The weakness was published 09/06/2012 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2012-4866 since 09/06/2012. Attacking locally is a requirement. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1574 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

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

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (74151) and SecurityFocus (BID 52542†). 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
Remote: No

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Timelineinfo

03/18/2012 🔍
09/06/2012 +172 days 🔍
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03/23/2015 +928 days 🔍
02/20/2019 +1430 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2012-4866 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-4866
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-62095
X-Force: 74151
SecurityFocus: 52542 - Xtreme RAT 'dwmapi.dll' DLL Loading Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability

Entryinfo

Created: 03/23/2015 16:50
Updated: 02/20/2019 15:23
Changes: 03/23/2015 16:50 (49), 02/20/2019 15:23 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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