FKIE_CVE-2012-0315
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2012-02-22 13:54 - Updated: 2026-06-16 23:37
Severity
Summary
Untrusted search path vulnerability in ALFTP before 5.31 allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse executable file in a directory that is accessed for reading an extensionless file, as demonstrated by executing the README.exe file when a user attempts to access the README file.
References
| URL | Tags | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| vultures@jpcert.or.jp | http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN85695061/995223/index.html | Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry | |
| vultures@jpcert.or.jp | http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN85695061/index.html | Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry | |
| vultures@jpcert.or.jp | http://jvndb.jvn.jp/jvndb/JVNDB-2012-000011 | Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry | |
| vultures@jpcert.or.jp | http://www.altools.jp/ETC/NEWS.aspx?mid=231&vidx=118 | Broken Link | |
| vultures@jpcert.or.jp | http://www.altools.jp/download.aspx | Broken Link, Patch | |
| af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN85695061/995223/index.html | Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry | |
| af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN85695061/index.html | Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry | |
| af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | http://jvndb.jvn.jp/jvndb/JVNDB-2012-000011 | Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry | |
| af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | http://www.altools.jp/ETC/NEWS.aspx?mid=231&vidx=118 | Broken Link | |
| af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | http://www.altools.jp/download.aspx | Broken Link, Patch |
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},
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"value": "Una vulnerabilidad de ruta de b\u00fasqueda no confiable en ALFTP antes de v5.31 permite a usuarios locales obtener privilegios mediante un archivo troyano ejecutable en un directorio al que se accede para leer un archivo sin extensi\u00f3n, tal y como se demuestra con la ejecuci\u00f3n del archivo README.EXE cuando un usuario intenta acceder al archivo README."
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"evaluatorComment": "Per: http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/426.html\r\n\r\n\u0027CWE-426: Untrusted Search Path\u0027",
"id": "CVE-2012-0315",
"lastModified": "2026-06-16T23:37:05.853",
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"vectorString": "AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C",
"version": "2.0"
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