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CVE-2009-5152

Absolute Computrace Agent, as distributed on certain Dell Inspiron systems through 2009, has a race condition with the Dell Client Configuration Utility (DCCU), which allows privileged local users to change Computrace Agent's activation/deactivation status to the factory default via a crafted TaskResult.xml file.

Published

2018-05-11T19:29:00.330

Last Modified

2024-11-21T01:11:16.933

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.0: 4.1 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Access Vector: LOCAL
Access Complexity: MEDIUM
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: NONE
Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
Availability Impact: NONE

Exploitability Score

3.4

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-362

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	absolute	computrace_agent	-	Yes

References

https://www.coresecurity.com/system/files/publications/2016/05/Paper-Deactivate-the-Rootkit-AOrtega-ASacco.pdf Exploit, Technical Description, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://www.coresecurity.com/system/files/publications/2016/05/Paper-Deactivate-the-Rootkit-AOrtega-ASacco.pdf Exploit, Technical Description, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)