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    CVE-2011-0038

    Untrusted search path vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 might allow local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse IEShims.dll in the current working directory, as demonstrated by a Desktop directory that contains an HTML file, aka "Internet Explorer Insecure Library Loading Vulnerability."

    Published:Feb 10, 2011
    Last Modified:Apr 11, 2025
    EPS:Feb 10, 2011
    EPSS Score:0.27931
    CVSS Score:9.3

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Microsoft
    Product
    Internet Explorer
    Vendor
    Microsoft
    Product
    Windows 2003 Server
    Vendor
    Microsoft
    Product
    Windows 7
    Vendor
    Microsoft
    Product
    Windows Server 2003
    Vendor
    Microsoft
    Product
    Windows Server 2008
    Vendor
    Microsoft
    Product
    Windows Vista
    Vendor
    Microsoft
    Product
    Windows Xp

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    No CWE recorded yet

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

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    References

    http://osvdb.org/70833
    http://support.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/100127294
    http://www.fortiguard.com/advisory/FGA-2011-04.html
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46159
    http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1025038
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0318
    https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2011/ms11-003
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/64913
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12270
    http://osvdb.org/70833
    http://support.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/100127294
    http://www.fortiguard.com/advisory/FGA-2011-04.html
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46159
    http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1025038
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0318
    https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2011/ms11-003
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/64913
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12270

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High