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CVE-2012-0315

Published: Feb 22, 2012Updated: Apr 29, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDNVD-CWE-Other

9.3CVSSCRITICAL

No Known Exploits

Patch Available

Description

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.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

Exploitability

AV:NAccess Vector

Network

AC:MAccess Complexity

Medium

Au:NAuthentication

None

Impact

C:CConfidentiality

Complete

I:CIntegrity

Complete

A:CAvailability

Complete

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Weaknesses

Affected Products

On-prem

Security Products / endpoint-av-edr

estsoftcommercialKRSecurity Productsaka estsoft

Exploitability

Official Patch Available

References

http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN85695061/995223/index.html

http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN85695061/index.html

http://jvndb.jvn.jp/jvndb/JVNDB-2012-000011

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Timeline

Published

Feb 22, 2012

Last Updated

Apr 29, 2026

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