CVE-2012-5379

published 2012-10-11

CVE-2012-5379: Untrusted search path vulnerability in the installation functionality in ActivePython 3.2.2.3, when installed in the top-level C:\ directory, might allow local…

Priority P4 32 high 7.3 CVSS 3.1

AV L AC L PR L UI R S U C H I H A H

EXPLOIT

Untrusted search path vulnerability in the installation functionality in ActivePython 3.2.2.3, when installed in the top-level C:\ directory, might allow local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in the C:\Python27 or C:\Python27\Scripts directory, which may be added to the PATH system environment variable by an administrator, 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. NOTE: CVE disputes this issue because the unsafe PATH is established only by a separate administrative action that is not a default part of the ActivePython installation

Affected

1 ranges

Vendor	Product	Version range	Fixed in
activestate	activepython	—	—

CVSS provenance

nvd v3.1 7.3 HIGH CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

nvd v2.0 6.0 MEDIUM AV:L/AC:H/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

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