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CVE-2010-5270: Adobe Device Central CS4 can let local users run malware

CVE-2010-5270 · published 14 years ago

Summary

Adobe Device Central CS4 may load DLL files from the current folder, so a local user who can place a malicious file there could gain higher system privileges. This risk can be reduced by applying the latest updates, limiting write access to folders used by the program, and ensuring only trusted files are present.

What to do

The CVE record does not list a fixed version. Check the vendor's site or the advisory links below - a fix may already be released.

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Affected versions
adobe	device_central_cs4	2.0.0 `cpe:2.3:a:adobe:device_central_cs4:2.0.0:::::::*`

Original advisory text

Multiple untrusted search path vulnerabilities in Adobe Device Central CS4 2.0.0 0476 allow local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse (1) ibfs32.dll or (2) amt_cdb.dll file in the current working directory, as demonstrated by a directory that contains a .adcp file. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

References

Fix within

Internet-facing 14 days

Internal At next upgrade

Not known to be exploited
Needs hands-on effort to exploit (estimated)
Gives an attacker full control (estimated)

Severity

6.9 Medium

Exploitation

<1% chance of attack within 30 days

Timeline

Published7 Sep 2012

Updated3 Nov 2026

First seen29 Sep 2026

Sources

CVE-2010-5270 · NVD

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