Description
Untrusted search path vulnerability in TortoiseSVN 1.6.10, Build 19898 and earlier allows local users, and possibly remote attackers, to execute arbitrary code and conduct DLL hijacking attacks via a Trojan horse dwmapi.dll that is located in the same folder as a file that is processed by Tortoise. NOTE: this is only a vulnerability when a file extension is associated with TortoiseProc or TortoiseMerge, which is not the default.
Metrics
CVSS 2.0 9.3/10
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:CWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://tortoisesvn.tigris.org/ds/viewMessage.do?dsForumId=4061&dsMessageId=2653163
- http://tortoisesvn.tigris.org/ds/viewMessage.do?dsForumId=4061&dsMessageId=2653202&orderBy=createDate&orderType=desc
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/513442/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/513463/100/0/threaded
- http://tortoisesvn.tigris.org/ds/viewMessage.do?dsForumId=4061&dsMessageId=2653163
- http://tortoisesvn.tigris.org/ds/viewMessage.do?dsForumId=4061&dsMessageId=2653202&orderBy=createDate&orderType=desc
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/513442/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/513463/100/0/threaded
Timeline
- Published
- Sep 10, 2010
- Last modified
- Jun 16, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified