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Nessus Client Insecure Library Loading Vulnerability
Oct 27 2010 01:48PM
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A vulnerability has been discovered in Nessus Client ,which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a user's system.
The vulnerability is caused due to the application loading libraries in an insecure manner.
Libraries list called is as follows:
? Wintab32.dll
This can be exploited to load arbitrary libraries by tricking a user into e.g. opening a HTML file located on a remote WebDAV or SMB share.
Successful exploitation allows execution of arbitrary code.
The vulnerability is confirmed in Nessus Client version 4.0.2 for Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 3. Other versions may also be affected.
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Re: Nessus Client Insecure Library Loading Vulnerability
Oct 27 2010 05:23PM
Renaud Deraison (deraison nessus org)
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The vulnerability is caused due to the application loading libraries in an insecure manner.
Libraries list called is as follows:
? Wintab32.dll
This can be exploited to load arbitrary libraries by tricking a user into e.g. opening a HTML file located on a remote WebDAV or SMB share.
Successful exploitation allows execution of arbitrary code.
The vulnerability is confirmed in Nessus Client version 4.0.2 for Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 3. Other versions may also be affected.
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