High severity7.4NVD Advisory· Published Mar 9, 2011· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2011-0029
CVE-2011-0029
Description
Untrusted search path vulnerability in the client in Microsoft Remote Desktop Connection 5.2, 6.0, 6.1, and 7.0 allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in the current working directory, as demonstrated by a directory that contains a .rdp file, aka "Remote Desktop Insecure Library Loading Vulnerability."
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Affected products
20cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:remote_desktop_connection_client:5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 3 more
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:remote_desktop_connection_client:5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:remote_desktop_connection_client:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:remote_desktop_connection_client:6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:remote_desktop_connection_client:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:*:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:*:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2003:*:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:*:*:itanium:*:*:*:*:*+ 7 more
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:*:*:itanium:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:*:*:x32:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:*:*:x64:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:*:sp2:x32:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:*:sp2:x64:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:-:sp2:itanium:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:r2:*:itanium:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:r2:*:x64:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:-:sp2:x64:*:*:*:*:*
- Range: 5.2, 6.0, 6.1, and 7.0
Patches
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References
7- www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA11-067A.htmlnvdUS Government Resource
- osvdb.org/71014nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/43628nvd
- www.securitytracker.com/idnvd
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0616nvd
- docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2011/ms11-017nvd
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12480nvd
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