Untrusted search path vulnerability in ALFTP before 5.31 allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse executable file in a directory that is accessed for reading an extensionless file, as demonstrated by executing the README.exe file when a user attempts to access the README file.
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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2012-0351 Untrusted search path vulnerability in ALFTP before 5.31 allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse executable file in a directory that is accessed for reading an extensionless file, as demonstrated by executing the README.exe file when a user attempts to access the README file.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: jpcert

Published:

Updated: 2024-09-17T00:50:50.448Z

Reserved: 2012-01-04T00:00:00Z

Link: CVE-2012-0315

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2012-02-22T13:54:03.553

Modified: 2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Link: CVE-2012-0315

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