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Microsoft Visual Studio Insecure Library Loading Vulnerability

Information

Severity

Severity

Critical

Family

Family

Windows

CVSSv2 Base

CVSSv2 Base

9.3

CVSSv2 Vector

CVSSv2 Vector

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

Solution Type

Solution Type

Vendor Patch

Created

Created

13 years ago

Modified

Modified

4 years ago

Summary

This host is installed with Microsoft Visual Studio and is prone to insecure library loading vulnerability. This NVT has been replaced by OID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.900285.

Insight

Insight

The flaw is due to 'ATL MFC Trace Tool'(AtlTraceTool8.exe) loading libraries in an insecure manner. This can be exploited to load arbitrary libraries by tricking a user into opening a TRC file located on a remote WebDAV or SMB share.

Affected Software

Affected Software

Microsoft Visual Studio

Solution

Solution

The vendor has released updates. Please see the references for more information.

Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE)