NOD32 3.0/ESET Smart Security < 3.0.684 Local Privilege Escalation

high Nessus Plugin ID 35288

Synopsis

The remote Windows host has an application that is affected by a local privilege escalation issue.

Description

NOD32 3.0/ESET Smart Security is installed on the remote host. The installed version is older than 3.0.684. Such versions are reportedly affected by a local privilege escalation issue. By sending a specially crafted request to an IOCTL request handler in 'epfw.sys', a local user may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges on the remote system.

Solution

Upgrade to NOD32 3.0/ESET Smart Security v3.0.684 or later.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 35288

File Name: nod32_3_0_684.nasl

Version: 1.8

Type: local

Agent: windows

Family: Windows

Published: 1/2/2009

Updated: 7/16/2018

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 7.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.2

Temporal Score: 6

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Vulnerability Information

Required KB Items: Antivirus/NOD32/version

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Exploitable With

Core Impact

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2008-5724

BID: 32917

CWE: 264

Secunia: 33210

Detections

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