CVE-2012-5378
First published: Thu Oct 11 2012(Updated: )
Untrusted search path vulnerability in the installation functionality in ActiveTcl 8.5.12, when installed in the top-level C:\ directory, allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in the C:\TD\bin directory, which is added to the PATH system environment variable, 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.
Credit: cve@mitre.org
| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| Activestate Activetcl | =8.5.12 |
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