Untrusted search path vulnerability in the installation functionality in ActivePython 3.2.2.3, when installed in the top-level C:\ directory, might allow local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in the C:\Python27 or C:\Python27\Scripts directory, which may be added to the PATH system environment variable by an administrator, as demonstrated by a Trojan horse wlbsctrl.dll file used by the "IKE and AuthIP IPsec Keying Modules" system service in Windows Vista SP1, Windows Server 2008 SP2, Windows 7 SP1, and Windows 8 Release Preview. NOTE: CVE disputes this issue because the unsafe PATH is established only by a separate administrative action that is not a default part of the ActivePython installation
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2025-01-16T20:55:18.503Z
Reserved: 2012-10-11T00:00:00Z
Link: CVE-2012-5379

Updated: 2024-08-06T21:05:47.090Z

Status : Modified
Published: 2012-10-11T10:51:57.453
Modified: 2025-01-16T21:15:10.367
Link: CVE-2012-5379

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