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    CVE-2012-0008

    Untrusted search path vulnerability in Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 SP1, 2010, and 2010 SP1 allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse add-in in an unspecified directory, aka "Visual Studio Add-In Vulnerability."

    Published:Mar 13, 2012
    Last Modified:Apr 11, 2025
    EPS:Mar 13, 2012
    EPSS Score:0.0294
    CVSS Score:6.9

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Microsoft
    Product
    Visual Studio

    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://secunia.com/advisories/48396
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52329
    http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026792
    http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-073A.html
    https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-021
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/73537
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15081
    http://secunia.com/advisories/48396
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52329
    http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026792
    http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-073A.html
    https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-021
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/73537
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15081

    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