VDB-62162 · CVE-2010-5265 · SA41580

Nirsoft SmartSniff 1.71 wpcap.dll Local Privilege Escalation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Nirsoft SmartSniff 1.71. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality in the library wpcap.dll. Such manipulation leads to Local Privilege Escalation. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2010-5265. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Nirsoft SmartSniff 1.71. It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality in the library wpcap.dll. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a local privilege escalation vulnerability. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Untrusted search path vulnerability in SmartSniff 1.71 allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse wpcap.dll file in the current working directory, as demonstrated by a directory that contains a .cfg or .ssp file. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

The weakness was disclosed 09/07/2012 (Website). The advisory is available at secunia.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2010-5265 since 09/07/2012. Local access is required to approach this attack. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit.

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 vulnerability database at Secunia (SA41580†). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.4
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Local Privilege Escalation
CWE: Unknown
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

09/24/2010 🔍
09/07/2012 +714 days 🔍
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03/23/2015 +927 days 🔍
02/21/2019 +1431 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: secunia.com⛔
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2010-5265 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2010-5265
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-62162
Secunia: 41580 - SmartSniff Insecure Library Loading Vulnerability, Less Critical

Entryinfo

Created: 03/23/2015 16:50
Updated: 02/21/2019 09:23
Changes: 03/23/2015 16:50 (46), 02/21/2019 09:23 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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