CVE-2012-5378

Published Oct 11, 2012 CVSS 2.0 · 6.0 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
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.

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2012-5297 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.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 6, 2024, 9:05 PM
Reserved
Oct 11, 2012, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Oct 11, 2012, 10:51 AM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 11:46 PM