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Status published
Medium
CVE-2012-0008
Untrusted search path vulnerability in Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 SP1,...
Vulnerability Description
Untrusted search path vulnerability in Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 SP1, 2010, and 2010 SP1 allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse add-in in an unspecified directory, aka "Visual Studio Add-In Vulnerability."
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48396
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-021
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/73537
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52329
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-073A.html
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15081
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026792
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Vulnerable Versions:
2008, 2010
Timeline
Official Publish:
March 13th, 2012
Last Modified:
August 6th, 2024
Added to House:
July 19th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.