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CVE-2010-5209 (GCVE-0-2010-5209)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2012-09-06 10:00 – Updated: 2024-09-16 16:23
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Summary
Multiple untrusted search path vulnerabilities in Nuance PDF Reader 6.0 allow local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse (1) dwmapi.dll or (2) exceptiondumpdll.dll file in the current working directory, as demonstrated by a directory that contains a .pdf file. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
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CWE
  • n/a
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References
URL Tags
http://core.yehg.net/lab/pr0js/advisories/dll_hij… x_refsource_MISC
http://secunia.com/advisories/41410 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
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