Description
Untrusted search path vulnerability in Microsoft Windows Contacts allows local users, and possibly remote attackers, to execute arbitrary code and conduct DLL hijacking attacks via a Trojan horse wab32res.dll that is located in the same folder as a .contact, .group, .p7c, .vcf, or .wab file. NOTE: the codebase for this product may overlap the codebase for the product referenced in CVE-2010-3147.
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.
Exploit-DB 3
- Microsoft Address Book 6.00.2900.5512 - 'wab32res.dll' DLL Hijacking EDB-14745 · local · Aug 25, 2010 · verified
- Microsoft Windows - Contacts 'wab32res.dll' DLL Hijacking EDB-14778 · local · Aug 25, 2010 · verified
- Microsoft Windows 7 - 'wab32res.dll wab.exe' DLL Hijacking EDB-14733 · local · Aug 24, 2010
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References
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:7224 vdb-entry signature
- 14778 exploit
- ms-win-dll-code-exec(64446) vdb-entry