CVE-2019-12571

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Summary

CVECVE-2019-12571
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2019-07-11 20:15:00 UTC
Updated2021-09-08 17:22:00 UTC
DescriptionA vulnerability in the London Trust Media Private Internet Access (PIA) VPN Client v0.9.8 beta (build 02099) for macOS could allow an authenticated, local attacker to overwrite arbitrary files. When the client initiates a connection, the XML /tmp/pia-watcher.plist file is created. If the file exists, it will be truncated and the contents completely overwritten. This file is removed on disconnect. An unprivileged user can create a hard or soft link to arbitrary files owned by any user on the system, including root. This creates a denial of service condition and possible data loss if leveraged by a malicious local user.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-59

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Apple Macos - All All All
Operating System Apple Mac Os - All All All
Operating System Apple Mac Os - All All All
Application Londontrustmedia Private Internet Access Vpn Client 0.9.8 beta All All
Application Londontrustmedia Private Internet Access Vpn Client 0.9.8 beta All All

References

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security-research/CVE-2019-12571.txt at master · mirchr/security-research · GitHub MISC github.com Exploit, Third Party Advisory
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