PT-2012-2133 · Ec · Help & Manual

Gjoko Krstic · Published 2012-09-06 · Updated 2012-09-06 · CVE-2011-5155

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

6.3

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Help & Manual version 5.5.1 Build 1296

Description The issue allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse ijl15.dll file in the current working directory. This can be demonstrated by a directory containing specific file types, including .hmxz, .hmxp, .hmskin, .hmx, .hm3, .hpj, .hlp, or .chm files.

Recommendations For Help & Manual version 5.5.1 Build 1296, consider restricting access to the current working directory to prevent the placement of malicious ijl15.dll files until a patch is available. As a temporary workaround, avoid using directories that contain the specified file types in the affected software.

Exploit

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2011-5155

Affected Products

Help & Manual

References · 4

• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/35614 · Exploit
• http://secunia.com/advisories/44170 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-5155 · Security Note
• http://zeroscience.mk/en/vulnerabilities/ZSL-2011-5009.php · Note