Description
Untrusted search path vulnerability in the client in Microsoft Remote Desktop Connection 5.2, 6.0, 6.1, and 7.0 allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in the current working directory, as demonstrated by a directory that contains a .rdp file, aka "Remote Desktop Insecure Library Loading Vulnerability."
CVSS breakdown
CVSS 3.1
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Affected products
- Microsoft / remote_desktop_connection_client6.1 – 6.1
- Microsoft / remote_desktop_connection_client5.2 – 5.2
- Microsoft / remote_desktop_connection_client6.0 – 6.0
- Microsoft / remote_desktop_connection_client7.0 – 7.0
- Microsoft / windows_2003_server
- Microsoft / Windows 7
- Microsoft / windows_server_2003
- Microsoft / windows_server_2008
- Microsoft / windows_server_2008r2 – r2
- Microsoft / windows_server_2008r2 – r2
- Microsoft / windows_server_2008
- Microsoft / windows_server_2008
- Microsoft / windows_server_2008
- Microsoft / windows_server_2008
- Microsoft / windows_server_2008
- Microsoft / windows_vista
- Microsoft / windows_vista
- Microsoft / windows_xp
- Microsoft / windows_xp
References
- MISChttps://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2011/ms11-017
- MISChttps://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12480
- MISChttp://osvdb.org/71014
- VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0616
- MISChttp://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA11-067A.html
- VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://secunia.com/advisories/43628
- MISChttp://www.securitytracker.com/id?1025172