CVE-2011-4141 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Untrusted search path vulnerability in EMC RSA SecurID Software Token 4.1 before 4.1.1 allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in the current working directory, as demonstrated by a directory that contains a Software Token file.

Published: 2011-12-17

Score: 9.3 Critical

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:h:rsa:securid:4.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:h:rsa:securid:4.1.0.545:::::::*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2011-4084	Untrusted search path vulnerability in EMC RSA SecurID Software Token 4.1 before 4.1.1 allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in the current working directory, as demonstrated by a directory that contains a Software Token file.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00462.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2011-12/0089.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/45665
http://securitytracker.com/id?1026426
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/71833

History

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Subscriptions

Rsa Securid

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2011-12-17T02:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T00:01:50.401Z

Reserved: 2011-10-19T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2011-4141

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2011-12-17T03:54:45.777

Modified: 2026-04-29T01:13:23.040

Link: CVE-2011-4141

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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