CVE-2010-5249 describes an untrusted search path vulnerability affecting Sophos Free Encryption 2.40.1.1 and Sophos SafeGuard PrivateCrypto 2.40.1.2. This flaw allows a local attacker to achieve privilege escalation by placing a malicious pcrypt0406.dll file in the current working directory, such as one containing a .uti file. With a CVSS score of 6.9 (High), the vulnerability requires local access and medium attack complexity, but can lead to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.40.1.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:sophos:free_encryption:2.40.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.40.1.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:sophos:safeguard_privatecrypto:2.40.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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