PT-2012-1421 · Sorax · Sorax Reader

Published 2012-09-06 · Updated 2018-08-13 · CVE-2010-5210

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

6.9

Medium

Base vector

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Sorax Reader version 2.0.3129.70

Description The issue allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse dwmapi.dll file in the current working directory. This can be demonstrated by a directory that contains a .pdf file.

Recommendations For Sorax Reader version 2.0.3129.70, consider restricting access to the current working directory to minimize the risk of exploitation. As a temporary workaround, avoid using directories that contain .pdf files until a patch is available. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this issue.

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2010-5210

Affected Products

Sorax Reader

References · 3

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-5210 · Security Note
• http://secunia.com/advisories/41411 · Vendor Advisory
• http://core.yehg.net/lab/pr0js/advisories/dll_hijacking/%5Bsorax_pdf_reader%5D_2.0_insecure_dll_hijacking · Note