CVE-2010-3966

Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 & Windows 7 - Privilege Escalation

Title source: llm

Description

Untrusted search path vulnerability in Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7, when BranchCache is supported, allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in the current working directory, as demonstrated by a directory that contains an EML file, an RSS file, or a WPOST file, aka "BranchCache Insecure Library Loading Vulnerability."

References (8)

Core 8

Core References

US Government Resource third-party-advisory x_refsource_cert

http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-348A.html

Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_osvdb

http://osvdb.org/69816

Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ms

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/ms10-095

Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack

http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1024877

Vendor Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3218

Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry signature x_refsource_oval

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12163

Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45295

Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia

http://secunia.com/advisories/42609

Scores

EPSS 0.1319

EPSS Percentile 96.0%

Details

Status published

Products (2)

microsoft/windows_7

microsoft/windows_server_2008 r2 (2 CPE variants)

Published Dec 16, 2010

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026