CVE-2009-4452

Summary

CVECVE-2009-4452
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2009-12-29 20:41:20 UTC
Updated2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC
DescriptionKaspersky Anti-Virus 5.0 (5.0.712); Antivirus Personal 5.0.x; Anti-Virus 6.0 (6.0.3.837), 7 (7.0.1.325), 2009 (8.0.0.x), and 2010 (9.0.0.463); and Internet Security 7 (7.0.1.325), 2009 (8.0.0.x), and 2010 (9.0.0.463); use weak permissions (Everyone:Full Control) for the BASES directory, which allows local users to gain SYSTEM privileges by replacing an executable or DLL with a Trojan horse.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 6.8 from [email protected]

AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

Problem Types: CWE-264 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Local
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
Single
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Kaspersky Lab Kaspersky Anti-virus 5.0.712 All windows_workstations All
Application Kaspersky Lab Kaspersky Anti-virus 6.0.3.837 All windows_file_servers All
Application Kaspersky Lab Kaspersky Anti-virus 6.0.3.837 All windows_workstation All
Application Kaspersky Lab Kaspersky Anti-virus 7.0.1.325 All All All
Application Kaspersky Lab Kaspersky Anti-virus 2009 8.0.0.454 All All All
Application Kaspersky Lab Kaspersky Anti-virus 2010 9.0.0.463 All All All
Application Kaspersky Lab Kaspersky Anti-virus Personal 5.0 All All All
Application Kaspersky Lab Kaspersky Anti-virus Personal 5.0.227 All All All
Application Kaspersky Lab Kaspersky Anti-virus Personal 5.0.228 All All All
Application Kaspersky Lab Kaspersky Anti-virus Personal 5.0.325 All All All
Application Kaspersky Lab Kaspersky Internet Security 7.0.1.325 All All All
Application Kaspersky Lab Kaspersky Internet Security 2009 8.0.0.506 All All All
Application Kaspersky Lab Kaspersky Internet Security 2010 9.0.0.463 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Kaspersky Lab (Multiple Products) - Local Privilege Escalation - Windows local Exploit af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.exploit-db.com Exploit
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com Vendor Advisory
Kaspersky Products Insecure Default Directory Permissions - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Information - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
Kaspersky Anti-Virus Unsafe Access Control Configuration for BASES Folder Lets Local Users Gain Elevated Privileges - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com
Kaspersky Anti-Virus 2010 Denial of Service and Privilege Escalation - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Information - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
Kaspersky Internet Security Unsafe Access Control Configuration for BASES Folder Lets Local Users Gain Elevated Privileges - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com
SecurityFocus af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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