CVE-2010-3914

Summary

CVECVE-2010-3914
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerjpcert
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2010-11-03 13:37:08 UTC
Updated2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC
DescriptionUntrusted search path vulnerability in VIM Development Group GVim before 7.3.034, and possibly other versions before 7.3.46, allows local users, and possibly remote attackers, to execute arbitrary code and conduct DLL hijacking attacks via a Trojan horse User32.dll or other DLL that is located in the same folder as a .TXT file. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 9.3 from [email protected]

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

Problem Types: NVD-CWE-Other | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Vim Gvim 7.3.01 All All All
Application Vim Gvim 7.3.010 All All All
Application Vim Gvim 7.3.011 All All All
Application Vim Gvim 7.3.012 All All All
Application Vim Gvim 7.3.013 All All All
Application Vim Gvim 7.3.014 All All All
Application Vim Gvim 7.3.015 All All All
Application Vim Gvim 7.3.016 All All All
Application Vim Gvim 7.3.017 All All All
Application Vim Gvim 7.3.018 All All All
Application Vim Gvim 7.3.019 All All All
Application Vim Gvim 7.3.02 All All All
Application Vim Gvim 7.3.020 All All All
Application Vim Gvim 7.3.021 All All All
Application Vim Gvim 7.3.022 All All All
Application Vim Gvim 7.3.023 All All All
Application Vim Gvim 7.3.024 All All All
Application Vim Gvim 7.3.025 All All All
Application Vim Gvim 7.3.026 All All All
Application Vim Gvim 7.3.027 All All All
Application Vim Gvim 7.3.028 All All All
Application Vim Gvim 7.3.029 All All All
Application Vim Gvim 7.3.03 All All All
Application Vim Gvim 7.3.030 All All All
Application Vim Gvim 7.3.031 All All All
Application Vim Gvim 7.3.032 All All All
Application Vim Gvim 7.3.04 All All All
Application Vim Gvim 7.3.05 All All All
Application Vim Gvim 7.3.06 All All All
Application Vim Gvim 7.3.07 All All All
Application Vim Gvim 7.3.08 All All All
Application Vim Gvim 7.3.09 All All All
Application Vim Gvim All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
GVim DLL Loading Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
ftp.vim.org/pub/vim/patches/7.3/7.3.034 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 ftp.vim.org Patch
GVim Insecure Library Loading Vulnerability - Advisories - Community af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
JVN#27868039: GVim may insecurely load dynamic libraries af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 jvn.jp Patch
jvndb.jvn.jp/ja/contents/2010/JVNDB-2010-000051.html af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 jvndb.jvn.jp
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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