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CVE-2012-5378 Details

Description

Untrusted search path vulnerability in the installation functionality in ActiveTcl 8.5.12, when installed in the top-level C:\ directory, allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in the C:\TD\bin directory, which is added to the PATH system environment variable, as demonstrated by a Trojan horse wlbsctrl.dll file used by the "IKE and AuthIP IPsec Keying Modules" system service in Windows Vista SP1, Windows Server 2008 SP2, Windows 7 SP1, and Windows 8 Release Preview.

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://osvdb.org/86179 CVE
https://www.htbridge.com/advisory/HTB23108 CVEExploit
http://osvdb.org/86179 [email protected]
https://www.htbridge.com/advisory/HTB23108 [email protected]Exploit

Weakness Enumeration

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

Affected Products

ProductVersions
activestate activetcl
8.5.12

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:activestate:activetcl:8.5.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

5 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2012-5378
NVD Published Date:
Oct 11, 2012
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 16, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2012-5378 Details - Not Deferred