CVE-2011-5155

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.3 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2012-09-06 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Untrusted search path vulnerability in Help & Manual 5.5.1 Build 1296 allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse ijl15.dll file in the current working directory, as demonstrated by a directory that contains a .hmxz, .hmxp, .hmskin, .hmx, .hm3, .hpj, .hlp, or .chm file. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

Affected products

Helpandmanual Help & Manual: 5.5.1

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/44170
http://www.zeroscience.mk/en/vulnerabilities/ZSL-2011-5009.php
http://secunia.com/advisories/44170
http://www.zeroscience.mk/en/vulnerabilities/ZSL-2011-5009.php

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