CVE-2011-5156

MEDIUM 6.9CVE-2011-5156 · Published 06/09/2012 · updated 16/06/2026

In short

CVE-2011-5156 is a MEDIUM (CVSS 6.9) vulnerability affecting effective file search (sowsoft).
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS): 0.36%, higher than 30.2% of all vulnerabilities.
No patched version is listed yet: follow the vendor's advisory in References.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
effective file search sowsoft	`= 6.7`	No fix yet

Description

Untrusted search path vulnerability in Effective File Search 6.7 allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse ztvunrar36.dll file in the current working directory, as demonstrated by a directory that contains a .efs file. NOTE: the provenance of this information is unknown; the details are obtained solely from third party information.

References

secunia.com/advisories/45153 · Vendor Advisory

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