CVE-2008-2540

Apple Safari on Mac OS X, and before 3.1.2 on Windows, does not prompt the user before downloading an object that has an unrecognized content type, which allows remote attackers to place malware into the 1 Desktop directory on Windows or 2 Downloads directory on Mac OS X, and subsequently allows...

Design/Logic Flaw

Untrusted search path vulnerability in VideoLAN VLC before 0.9.0 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a malicious library under the modules/ or plugins/ subdirectories of the current working directory...

CVE-2008-2147

CVE-2008-2147 affects VLC media player and relates to an untrusted search path vulnerability that could allow local privilege escalation via a malicious library placed in modules/ or plugins/ within the current working directory. Public disclosures in 2008-2009 reference VLC and related Debian/Ge...

CVE-2008-2147

Untrusted search path vulnerability in VideoLAN VLC before 0.9.0 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a malicious library under the modules/ or plugins/ subdirectories of the current working directory...

CVE-2008-1274

Untrusted search path vulnerability in man in IBM AIX 6.1.0 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a malicious program in the man directory...

CVE-2003-1452

CVE-2003-1452 describes an untrusted search path vulnerability in Qualcomm qpopper 4.0–4.05. The root cause is PATH environment variable manipulation that causes the daemon to execute a malicious smbpasswd program, enabling local users to run arbitrary code. The available records consistently sta...

CVE-2007-5618

CVE-2007-5618 refers to an unquoted Windows search path vulnerability in VMware products (Workstation, Player, Server, ACE) prior to specified fixed versions. The issue allows local users to gain privileges by exploiting improperly quoted paths in Authorization and other services. Affected ranges...

CVE-2007-2027

CVE-2007-2027 affects Elinks 0.11.1 (ELinks) via the function add_filename_to_string in intl/gettext/loadmsgcat.c, allowing a local attacker to cause Elinks to load an untrusted gettext catalog (.po) from a ../po directory and potentially perform format-string attacks. Multiple connected sources ...

CVE-2006-7191

The CVE-2006-7191 vulnerability affects LDAP Account Manager (LAM) via lamdaemon.pl, where an untrusted PATH can let local users execute a malicious rm and gain privileges. Public advisories (DSA-1287-1 for Debian) confirm the issue and provide remediation by upgrading ldap-account-manager to a f...

CVE-2007-0022

CVE-2007-0022: Mac OS X 10.4.8 writeconfig untrusted search path allows local privilege escalation by manipulating PATH to point to a malicious launchctl. The vulnerability stems from an untrusted search path in writeconfig, enabling a local user to gain privileges. Public details in the connecte...

CVE-2002-2221

The CVE-2002-2221 entry describes an untrusted search path vulnerability in chetcpasswd (Pedro Lineu Orso) versions 2.4.1 and earlier. The underlying issue is a modified PATH that can reference a malicious cp binary, enabling local users to gain privileges. Documented impact is local privilege es...

CVE-2006-4416

Untrusted search path vulnerability in the mkvg command in IBM AIX 5.2 and 5.3 allows local users to gain privileges by modifying the path to point to a malicious 1 chdev, 2 mkboot, 3 varyonvg, or 4 varyoffvg program...

CVE-2006-3443

CVE-2006-3443 affects Windows 2000 SP4 with Winlogon vulnerable to a User Profile Elevation of Privilege when SafeDllSearchMode is disabled. A local attacker can place a malicious DLL in the UserProfile directory to execute code with SYSTEM-level privileges after logon, as described in Microsoft ...

CVE-2006-3500

The dynamic linker dyld in Apple Mac OS X 10.4.7 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via an "improperly handled condition" that leads to use of "dangerous paths," probably related to an untrusted search path vulnerability...

Design/Logic Flaw

Untrusted search path vulnerability in unspecified components in Symantec LiveUpdate for Macintosh 3.0.0 through 3.5.0 do not set the execution path, which allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse program...

CVE-2006-1564

The CVE-2006-1564 entry concerns libapache2-svn 1.3.0-4 for Subversion on Debian GNU/Linux. The vulnerability stems from untrusted search paths due to RPATH values under /tmp/svn for the (1) mod_authz_svn.so and (2) mod_dav_svn.so modules, potentially allowing local users to gain privileges by pl...

Design/Logic Flaw

Untrusted search path vulnerability in the TrueVector service VSMON.exe in Zone Labs ZoneAlarm 6.x and Integrity does not search ZoneAlarm's own folders before other folders that are specified in a user's PATH, which might allow local users to execute code as SYSTEM by placing malicious DLLs into...

CVE-2006-1221

Untrusted search path vulnerability in the TrueVector service VSMON.exe in Zone Labs ZoneAlarm 6.x and Integrity does not search ZoneAlarm's own folders before other folders that are specified in a user's PATH, which might allow local users to execute code as SYSTEM by placing malicious DLLs into...

CVE-2005-1528

CVE-2005-1528 affects QNX Neutrino RTOS 6.2.1, where the crttrap command is vulnerable to untrusted search path issues. A local user can set LD_LIBRARY_PATH to point to a malicious library, which crttrap may load, leading to arbitrary code execution with root privileges because crttrap is install...

CVE-2005-4595

CVE-2005-4595 describes an untrusted search path (RPATH/DT_RPATH) vulnerability in XnView 1.70 and NView 4.51 on Gentoo Linux. The dynamic loader could search in untrusted directories for shared libraries, enabling a local attacker to execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running...