Thursday, September 9, 2010

nmap <= 5.21: Windows DLL Hijacking Vulnerability

Users of nmap <= 5.21 please be advised of a Windows DLL Hijacking vulnerability that has been identified.

To view this vulnerability, possible remedies, and others please check out the Security Advisories at Critical Watch (http://criticalwatch.com/support/security-advisories.aspx)

Amplify’d from www.criticalwatch.com
nmap-SA-09/05/2010: nmap <= 5.21 is vulnerable to Windows DLL Hijacking Vulnerability.
Vulnerability Description

nmap passes insufficiently qualified path for the dll "airpcap.dll" while opening a file using nmapRead more at www.criticalwatch.com
 

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