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CVE-2014-2848

A race condition in the wmi_malware_scan.nbin plugin before 201402262215 for Nessus 5.2.1 allows local users to gain privileges by replacing the dissolvable agent executable in the Windows temp directory with a Trojan horse program.

Published

2014-04-11T15:55:22.257

Last Modified

2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 6.9 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

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

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

Exploitability Score

3.4

Impact Score

10.0

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-362

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	tenable	nessus	5.2.1	Yes
Application	tenable	plugin-set	≤ 201402092115	Yes

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/57403 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1029946 ([email protected])
https://discussions.nessus.org/thread/7195 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
https://www.nccgroup.com/en/learning-and-research-centre/technical-advisories/nessus-authenticated-scan-local-privilege-escalation/ ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/57403 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1029946 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://discussions.nessus.org/thread/7195 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://www.nccgroup.com/en/learning-and-research-centre/technical-advisories/nessus-authenticated-scan-local-privilege-escalation/ (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)