CVE-2010-5209

high

Description

Multiple untrusted search path vulnerabilities in Nuance PDF Reader 6.0 allow local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse (1) dwmapi.dll or (2) exceptiondumpdll.dll file in the current working directory, as demonstrated by a directory that contains a .pdf file. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/41410

http://core.yehg.net/lab/pr0js/advisories/dll_hijacking/%5Bnuance_pdf_reader%5D_6.0_insecure_dll_hijacking

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2012-09-06

Updated: 2026-06-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 6.9

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.3

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00068