CVE-2012-4759 (GCVE-0-2012-4759)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2012-09-06 10:00 – Updated: 2024-09-17 02:15
VLAI
Summary
Untrusted search path vulnerability in facebook_plugin.fpi in the Facebook plug-in in Foxit Reader 5.3.1.0606 allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse dwmapi.dll file in the current working directory, as demonstrated by a directory that contains a .pdf file. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
- n/a
Assigner
References
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