Detections
Analytics
CVE-2009-3489
high
Description
Adobe Photoshop Elements 8.0 installs the Adobe Active File Monitor V8 service with an insecure security descriptor, which allows local users to (1) stop the service via the stop command, (2) execute arbitrary commands as SYSTEM by using the config command to modify the binPath variable, or (3) restart the service via the start command.
References
https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2009-3471
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2798
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022963
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36542
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/506806/100/0/threaded
http://secunia.com/advisories/36895
http://retrogod.altervista.org/9sg_adobe_pe_local.html
http://blogs.adobe.com/psirt/2009/09/potential_photoshop_elements_8.html