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CVE-2011-2016

Untrusted search path vulnerability in Windows Mail and Windows Meeting Space in...

High CVSS 7.3

Overview

Untrusted search path vulnerability in Windows Mail and Windows Meeting Space in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2, R2, and R2 SP1, and Windows 7 Gold and SP1 allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in the current working directory, as demonstrated by a directory that contains a .eml or .wcinv file, aka "Windows Mail Insecure Library Loading Vulnerability."

CWE: N/A Published: 2011-11-08T21:55:01.287
Risk analysis

This vulnerability is rated 🟠 HIGH.

  • CVSS: 7.3 (HIGH)
  • Detected tags: none (tag impact: LOW)

Recommended actions:

  • Prioritize remediation based on business criticality and exposure.
  • Limit exposure and increase monitoring until fixed.

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