Visual Studio
CVE-2012-0008
MEDIUM
Vulnerability Assessment
| Impact | CVSS score of 6.9 (MEDIUM). Attack characteristics: local attack vector, M complexity. EPSS exploitation probability: 2.77%. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | Successful exploitation could compromise the medium-severity affected system. |
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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. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.9). No vendor patch available.
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No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Apply vendor patches when available. Implement network segmentation and monitoring as interim mitigations.
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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." Affected products include: Microsoft Visual Studio.
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CVSS VectorNVD
DescriptionCVE.org
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."
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Attack Technique
Information disclosure occurs when an application unintentionally exposes sensitive data that aids attackers in reconnaissance or directly compromises security.
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