CVE-2015-2473

Untrusted search path vulnerability in the client in Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) through 8.1 in Microsoft Windows 7 SP1 and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in the current working directory, as demonstrated by a directory that contains a .rdp file, aka "Remote Desktop Protocol DLL Planting Remote Code Execution Vulnerability."

Score

CVSS 2.0 9.3 Critical

Status

Modified - secure@microsoft.com

Published

2015-08-15

Last modified

2024-08-06

Affected products

• Windows 7 (Microsoft)
• Windows Server 2008 (Microsoft)

References

• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033242
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-082