CVE-2014-0315

Medium

Description

Untrusted search path vulnerability in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3, 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 cmd.exe file in the current working directory, as demonstrated by a directory that contains a .bat or .cmd file, aka "Windows File Handling Vulnerability."

SeverityMedium
CVSS6.9
Exploit probability—
ProductMicrosoft Windows
PublishedApr 8, 2014
First seenApr 8, 2014

How to fix

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
microsoft windows_7No range specified—
microsoft windows_8No range specified—
microsoft windows_8.1No range specified—
microsoft windows_rtNo range specified—
microsoft windows_rt_8.1No range specified—
microsoft windows_server_2003No range specified—
microsoft windows_server_2008No range specified, r2—
microsoft windows_server_2012No range specified, r2—
microsoft windows_vistaNo range specified—
microsoft windows_xpNo range specified—

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