Vulnerabilities > CVE-2010-3914 - DLL Loading Arbitrary Code Execution vulnerability in GVim

047910
CVSS 9.3 - CRITICAL
Attack vector
NETWORK
Attack complexity
MEDIUM
Privileges required
NONE
Confidentiality impact
COMPLETE
Integrity impact
COMPLETE
Availability impact
COMPLETE
network
vim
critical

Summary

Untrusted search path vulnerability in VIM Development Group GVim before 7.3.034, and possibly other versions before 7.3.46, allows local users, and possibly remote attackers, to execute arbitrary code and conduct DLL hijacking attacks via a Trojan horse User32.dll or other DLL that is located in the same folder as a .TXT file. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information. http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/707943 Per: http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/426.html 'CWE-426: Untrusted Search Path'