PT-2019-4266 · Microsoft · Windows 7

Takashi Yoshikawa · Published 2019-02-28 · Updated 2019-03-13 · CVE-2019-5921

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

10

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Windows 7

Description The issue is related to an untrusted search path vulnerability, which allows an attacker to gain privileges. This can be achieved via a Trojan horse DLL in an unspecified directory. The vulnerability is also described as being related to incorrect path search handling, potentially allowing a remote attacker to elevate privileges and execute arbitrary code using a specially crafted file.

Recommendations For Windows 7, consider restricting access to unspecified directories where a Trojan horse DLL could be placed, as a temporary workaround to minimize the risk of exploitation. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Untrusted Search Path

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-426

Related Identifiers

BDU:2019-04873

CVE-2019-5921

Affected Products

Windows 7

References · 7

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-5921 · Security Note
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2019-04873 · Security Note
• https://msrc-blog.microsoft.com/2018/04/04/triaging-a-dll-planting-vulnerability · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/107218 · Note
• https://vulmon.com/searchpage?sortby=byrelevance&q=windows_7 · Note
• https://securityfocus.com/bid/107218 · Note
• http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN69181574/index.html · Note