Untrusted search path vulnerability in Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, and Windows RT Gold and 8.1 allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in the current working directory, leading to DLL loading during Windows Explorer access to the icon of a crafted shortcut, aka “DLL Planting Remote Code Execution Vulnerability.”
Source: https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-0096
Reference (s):
- BID:72894
- URL: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72894
- MS:MS15-020
- URL: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-020
- SECTRACK:1031890