FKIE_CVE-2011-1980

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2011-09-15 12:26 - Updated: 2026-06-16 23:30
Severity
Summary
Untrusted search path vulnerability in Microsoft Office 2003 SP3 and 2007 SP2 allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in the current working directory, as demonstrated by a directory that contains a .doc, .ppt, or .xls file, aka "Office Component Insecure Library Loading Vulnerability."
References
secure@microsoft.comhttp://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA11-256A.htmlUS Government Resource
secure@microsoft.comhttps://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2011/ms11-073
secure@microsoft.comhttps://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12694
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA11-256A.htmlUS Government Resource
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2011/ms11-073
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12694
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
microsoft office 2003
microsoft office 2007
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      "value": "Vulnerabilidad de ruta de b\u00fasqueda no confiable en Microsoft Office 2003 Service Pack 3 y Service Pack 2 de 2007 permite a usuarios locales conseguir privilegios a trav\u00e9s de un DLL troyano en el directorio de trabajo actual, como lo demuestra un directorio que contiene un archivo .doc, .ppt o .xls. Se trata de un problema tambi\u00e9n conocido como \"Vulnerabilidad de carga de librer\u00edas inseguras de componentes de Office. \""
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  "evaluatorComment": "Per: http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/426.html\r\n\u0027CWE-426: Untrusted Search Path\u0027",
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  "lastModified": "2026-06-16T23:30:32.570",
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