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Windows IExpress Untrusted Search Path Vulnerability
Information
Severity
Severity
Family
Family
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
Solution Type
Solution Type
Created
Created
Modified
Modified
Summary
This host has IExpress bundled with Microsoft Windows and is prone to an untrusted search path vulnerability.
Insight
Insight
The flaw exists due to an untrusted search path error in self-extracting archive files created by IExpress bundled with Microsoft Windows.
Affected Software
Affected Software
IExpress bundled with Microsoft Windows
Detection Method
Detection Method
Check for the presence of IExpress (IEXPRESS.EXE).
Solution
Solution
As a workaround save self-extracting archive files into a newly created directory, and confirm there are no unrelated files in the directory and make sure there are no suspicious files in the directory where self-extracting archive files are saved.