CVE-2012-0008

Description

Untrusted search path vulnerability in Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 SP1, 2010, and 2010 SP1 allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse add-in in an unspecified directory, aka "Visual Studio Add-In Vulnerability."

6.9

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 4.51% Top 15%

Vendor Advisory microsoft.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/48396	third party advisory
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-021	vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/73537	vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52329	vdb entry
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-073A.html	third party advisory us government resource
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15081	signature vdb entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026792	vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2012-0008?: CVE-2012-0008 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2012-0008?: To fix CVE-2012-0008, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2012-0008 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2012-0008 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~5% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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