CVE-2010-5234
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedMultiple untrusted search path vulnerabilities in Camtasia Studio 7.0.1 build 57 allow local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse (1) MFC90ENU.DLL or (2) MFC90LOC.DLL file in the current working directory, as demonstrated by a directory that contains a .cmmp or .camrec file. NOTE: the provenance of this information is unknown; the details are obtained solely from third party information.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · low confidenceDLL search order hijacking vulnerability in Camtasia Studio 7.0.1 where the application loads MFC90ENU.DLL or MFC90LOC.DLL from the current working directory instead of a secure system path, allowing local privilege escalation when malicious DLLs are placed alongside .cmmp or .camrec project files.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data= 7.0.1CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- M
- Authentication
- None
- Confidentiality
- Complete
- Integrity
- Complete
- Availability
- Complete
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Confirm Camtasia Studio versionCheck installed version of Techsmith Camtasia Studio - look in Add/Remove Programs (Windows) or check file properties of CamRecorder.exe or CamtasiaStudio.exe in the installation directory typically under C:\Program Files\Techsmith\Camtasia Studio 7\Affected if Version is exactly 7.0.1 (the only affected version)
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Identify project file locationsSearch system for .cmmp and .camrec project files - check user documents folders, recent projects locations, or any directories where Camtasia project files may be stored or opened fromAffected if User has .cmmp or .camrec project files in directories writable by other users (e.g., shared folders, network drives, world-writable directories)
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Check for MFC90DLL in application directoryInspect the Camtasia Studio 7 installation folder for MFC90ENU.DLL or MFC90LOC.DLL filesAffected if These DLL files exist in the application directory (indicates the application expects them but may load them unsafely from current working directory)
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Verify application directory permissionsReview file permissions on the Camtasia Studio installation directory - ensure standard users cannot write files to this locationAffected if Non-privileged users have write access to the Camtasia Studio installation directory, allowing them to place malicious DLLs
User is affected if Camtasia Studio 7.0.1 is installed AND project files are opened from directories where an unprivileged attacker could place malicious MFC90ENU.DLL or MFC90LOC.DLL files.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataAvoid opening Camtasia project files from untrusted or shared network directories; ensure the application directory is not writable by unprivileged users; await vendor patch.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2010-5234 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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