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Unscored Public exploit CVE-2012-0016 EUVD-2012-0057GHSA-vp5x-7793-46h5

Untrusted search path vulnerability in Microsoft Expression Design; Expression Design SP1; and Expression Design 2, 3, and 4 allows local u…

Published Mar 13, 2012 · Updated Aug 6, 2024 · Assigned by microsoft

Description

Untrusted search path vulnerability in Microsoft Expression Design; Expression Design SP1; and Expression Design 2, 3, and 4 allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in the current working directory, as demonstrated by a directory that contains a .xpr or .DESIGN file, aka "Expression Design Insecure Library Loading Vulnerability."

Public exploits

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