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NOD32 Local Privilege Escalation
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SUMMARY
" <http://www.eset.com/> NOD32 Antivirus System provides well balanced,
state-of-the-art protection against threats endangering your PC and
enterprise systems running various platforms from Microsoft Windows 95 /
98 / ME / NT / 2000 / 2003 / XP, through a number of UNIX/Linux, Novell,
MS DOS operating systems to Microsoft Exchange Server, Lotus Domino and
other mail servers."
Lack of proper permission validation allows local users to gain
administrator privileges in NOD32.
DETAILS
Vulnerable Systems:
* NOD32 Version 2.51.25 and prior
Immune Systems:
* NOD32 Version 2.51.26
Like many other AntiVirus products, NOD32 allows users to place files
under quarantine.
A non privileged user can restore a file that exists in quarantine, and
place it on a privileged directory that the user does not have write
permission for.
Disclosure Timeline:
Vender reported: Mar 24, 2006
Patch release: Apr 4, 2006 (Version 2.51.26)
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
The information has been provided by <mailto:visitbipin@hotmail.com>
Bipin Gautam.
The original article can be found at:
<http://bipin.securityhead.com/NOD32.zip>
http://bipin.securityhead.com/NOD32.zip
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