CVEvulnerability

CVE-2007-6753

6.2 MEDIUM Published 2012-03-28 Modified 2026-06-16 Official page ↗
Status
Modified
Published
2012-03-28
Last modified
2026-06-16
Assigner
[email protected]
CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
6.2 MEDIUM — AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Description

Untrusted search path vulnerability in Shell32.dll in Microsoft Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, and Windows 7, when using an environment configured with a string such as %APPDATA% or %PROGRAMFILES% in a certain way, allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL under the current working directory, as demonstrated by iTunes and Safari.

Affected configurations

• microsoft windows 2000 • microsoft windows 7 • microsoft windows server 2008 • microsoft windows vista • microsoft windows xp

References