Panda Antivirus Insecure File Permissions Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

BID:25186

Info

Panda Antivirus Insecure File Permissions Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 25186
Class: Design Error
CVE: CVE-2007-4191
Remote: No
Local: Yes
Published: Aug 02 2007 12:00AM
Updated: May 07 2015 05:36PM
Credit: tarkus is credited with discovering this vulnerability.
Vulnerable: Panda Antivirus 2008
Panda Antivirus 2007
Not Vulnerable: Panda Internet Security 2008
Panda Antivirus + Firewall 2008

Discussion

Panda Antivirus Insecure File Permissions Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Panda Antivirus is prone to a local privilege-escalation vulnerability that stems from a design error. This vulnerability occurs because the application assigns insecure file permissions to certain directories upon installation.

An attacker may exploit this vulnerability to overwrite files with arbitrary code in the affected directories. The arbitrary code is then executed with System-level privileges. This may facilitate a complete compromise of affected computers.

Panda Antivirus 2008 is reported vulnerable.

This issue is related to BID 19891: Panda Platinum Internet Security 2006/2007 Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability.

Exploit / POC

Panda Antivirus Insecure File Permissions Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

The following proof-of-concept is available:

Solution / Fix

Panda Antivirus Insecure File Permissions Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Solution:
The vendor released a hotfix to address this issue. Please see the references for further information.


Panda Antivirus 2008

References

Panda Antivirus Insecure File Permissions Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

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