Input validation error in Daemon Tools - CVE-2010-5239
Published: September 7, 2012 / Updated: August 11, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU43614
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2010-5239
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
Public exploit is available
Vendor: Disk Soft Ltd
Affected software:
Daemon Tools
Daemon Tools
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.
Untrusted search path vulnerability in DAEMON Tools Lite 4.35.6.0091 and Pro Standard 4.36.0309.0160 allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse mfc80loc.dll file in the current working directory, as demonstrated by a directory that contains a .mds file. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information. Per: http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/426.html 'CWE-426 Untrusted Search Path'
How to mitigate CVE-2010-5239
Install update from vendor's website.