TeamViewer Insecure Directory Permissions Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

BID:46797

Info

TeamViewer Insecure Directory Permissions Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 46797
Class: Design Error
CVE:
Remote: No
Local: Yes
Published: Mar 09 2011 12:00AM
Updated: Mar 09 2011 12:00AM
Credit: Dennis P. Nikolaenko
Vulnerable: TeamViewer TeamViewer 6.0.10194
Not Vulnerable: TeamViewer TeamViewer 6.0.10344

Discussion

TeamViewer Insecure Directory Permissions Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

TeamViewer is prone to a local privilege-escalation vulnerability.

Local attackers can exploit this issue to gain elevated privileges on affected computers.

TeamViewer 6.0.10194 for Windows 7 is vulnerable; Other versions may also be affected.

Exploit / POC

TeamViewer Insecure Directory Permissions Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Attackers can exploit this issue with readily available tools.

Solution / Fix

TeamViewer Insecure Directory Permissions Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Solution:
Updates are available. Please see the references for more information.

References

TeamViewer Insecure Directory Permissions Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

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