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CVE-2010-5209

• Severity: medium (CVSS 6.9 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2012-09-06 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Multiple untrusted search path vulnerabilities in Nuance PDF Reader 6.0 allow local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse (1) dwmapi.dll or (2) exceptiondumpdll.dll file in the current working directory, as demonstrated by a directory that contains a .pdf file. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

Affected products

• Nuance Pdf Reader: 6.0

References

• http://core.yehg.net/lab/pr0js/advisories/dll_hijacking/%5Bnuance_pdf_reader%5D_6.0_insecure_dll_hijacking
• http://secunia.com/advisories/41410
• http://core.yehg.net/lab/pr0js/advisories/dll_hijacking/%5Bnuance_pdf_reader%5D_6.0_insecure_dll_hijacking
• http://secunia.com/advisories/41410

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