Vulnerability in Microsoft Remote Desktop Connection Client
CVE-2011-0029
Untrusted search path vulnerability in the client in Microsoft Remote Desktop Connection 5.2, 6.0, 6.1, and 7.0 allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in the current working directory, as demonstrated by a directory that contains a .rdp file, aka "Remote Desktop Insecure Library Loading Vulnerability."
EPSS: 0.072 (93.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.4 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Microsoft Remote_desktop_connection_client — versions 5.2, 6.0, 7.0
- Microsoft Windows_2003_server
- Microsoft Windows_7
- Microsoft Windows_server_2003
- Microsoft Windows_server_2008 — versions r2
- Microsoft Windows_vista
- Microsoft Windows_xp
- N/a — versions n/a
References
- secure@microsoft.com (x_refsource_MS, vendor-advisory)
- secure@microsoft.com (signature, x_refsource_OVAL, vdb-entry)
- secure@microsoft.com (x_refsource_OSVDB, vdb-entry)
- secure@microsoft.com (vdb-entry, x_refsource_VUPEN)
- secure@microsoft.com (US Government Resource, x_refsource_CERT, third-party-advisory)
- secure@microsoft.com (x_refsource_SECUNIA, third-party-advisory)
- secure@microsoft.com (vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2011-0029?
- CVE-2011-0029 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Remote Desktop Connection Client. CVSS score: 7.4/10. Published 2011-03-09.
- How severe is CVE-2011-0029?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.4 out of 10.