DirectShow Insecure Library Loading Vulnerability

DirectShow Insecure Library Loading Vulnerability

CVE-2011-0032 · HIGH Severity

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

Untrusted search path vulnerability in DirectShow in Microsoft Windows Vista SP1 and SP2, Windows 7 Gold and SP1, Windows Server 2008 R2 and R2 SP1, and Windows Media Center TV Pack for Windows Vista allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in the current working directory, as demonstrated by a directory that contains a Digital Video Recording (.dvr-ms), Windows Recorded TV Show (.wtv), or .mpg file, aka "DirectShow Insecure Library Loading Vulnerability."

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