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CVE-2007-6753 Details

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
http://blog.acrossecurity.com/2010/10/breaking-setdlldirectory-protection.html CVE
http://secunia.com/advisories/41984 CVEVendor Advisory
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/329308 CVE
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/44484 CVE
http://blog.acrossecurity.com/2010/10/breaking-setdlldirectory-protection.html [email protected]

see all 8 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
NVD-CWE-OtherWeakness Not in a Standard CWE Category[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
microsoft windows 2000
All versions

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2000:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
microsoft windows 7
All versions

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
microsoft windows server 2008
All versions

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
microsoft windows vista
All versions

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_vista:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
microsoft windows xp
All versions

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

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QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2007-6753
NVD Published Date:
Mar 28, 2012
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 16, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2007-6753 Details - Not Deferred