Description
Untrusted search path vulnerability in the BitLocker Drive Encryption API, as used in sdclt.exe in Backup Manager in Microsoft Windows Vista SP1 and SP2, allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse fveapi.dll file in the current working directory, as demonstrated by a directory that contains a Windows Backup Catalog (.wbcat) file, aka "Backup Manager Insecure Library Loading Vulnerability."
Public exploits
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Exploit-DB 1
- Microsoft Vista - 'fveapi.dll' BitLocker Drive Encryption API Hijacking EDB-14751 · local · Aug 25, 2010
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References
- 14751 exploit
- ADV-2011-0074 vdb-entry
- 1024948 vdb-entry
- MS11-001 vendor-advisory
- TA11-011A third-party-advisory
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:12273 vdb-entry signature