Vulnerabilities > CVE-2011-3691 - Untrusted Search Path vulnerability in Foxitsoftware Foxit Reader
Attack vector
NETWORK Attack complexity
MEDIUM Privileges required
NONE Confidentiality impact
COMPLETE Integrity impact
COMPLETE Availability impact
COMPLETE Summary
Untrusted search path vulnerability in Foxit Reader before 5.0.2.0718 allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse dwmapi.dll, dwrite.dll, or msdrm.dll in the current working directory. Per: http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/426.html 'CWE-426: Untrusted Search Path'
Vulnerable Configurations
Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
- Leveraging/Manipulating Configuration File Search Paths This attack loads a malicious resource into a program's standard path used to bootstrap and/or provide contextual information for a program like a path variable or classpath. J2EE applications and other component based applications that are built from multiple binaries can have very long list of dependencies to execute. If one of these libraries and/or references is controllable by the attacker then application controls can be circumvented by the attacker. A standard UNIX path looks similar to this If the attacker modifies the path variable to point to a locale that includes malicious resources then the user unwittingly can execute commands on the attackers' behalf: This is a form of usurping control of the program and the attack can be done on the classpath, database resources, or any other resources built from compound parts. At runtime detection and blocking of this attack is nearly impossible, because the configuration allows execution.
Nessus
| NASL family | Windows |
| NASL id | FOXIT_READER_5_0_2_0718.NASL |
| description | The version of Foxit Reader installed on the remote Windows host is prior to 5.0.2.0718. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities : - A flaw exists in how dynamic-link library (DLL) files are located and loaded, specifically files dwmapi.dll, dwrite.dll, and msdrm.dll. The application uses a fixed path to search for these files, and the path can include directories that may not be trusted or under the user |
| last seen | 2020-06-01 |
| modified | 2020-06-02 |
| plugin id | 55671 |
| published | 2011-07-25 |
| reporter | This script is Copyright (C) 2011-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof. |
| source | https://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/55671 |
| title | Foxit Reader < 5.0.2.0718 Multiple Vulnerabilities |
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