CVE-2010-5268 describes an untrusted search path vulnerability in Amazon Kindle for PC version 1.3.0 30884. This flaw allows a local attacker to gain elevated privileges by placing a malicious wintab32.dll file in the same directory as a .azw file. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 6.9, indicating a medium severity with high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, requiring local access and medium attack complexity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.3.0.30884CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:amazon:kindle_for_pc:1.3.0.30884:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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