G DATA Total Security Link Following Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of G DATA Total Security. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability.
The specific flaw exists within the G DATA Backup Service. By creating a symbolic link, an attacker can abuse the service to overwrite a file. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code in the context of SYSTEM. Was ZDI-CAN-22313.
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| https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-24-558/ |
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Fri, 03 Jan 2025 21:15:00 +0000
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| CPEs | cpe:2.3:a:gdata-software:total_security:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
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| CPEs | cpe:2.3:a:gdata-software:total_security:25.5.15.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
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Fri, 22 Nov 2024 20:15:00 +0000
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| Description | G DATA Total Security Link Following Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of G DATA Total Security. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the G DATA Backup Service. By creating a symbolic link, an attacker can abuse the service to overwrite a file. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code in the context of SYSTEM. Was ZDI-CAN-22313. | |
| Title | G DATA Total Security Link Following Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-59 | |
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cvssV3_0
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: zdi
Published: 2024-11-22T20:05:17.149Z
Updated: 2024-12-05T19:34:34.338Z
Reserved: 2024-02-23T19:50:06.409Z
Link: CVE-2024-1868
Updated: 2024-12-05T19:34:29.122Z
Status : Analyzed
Published: 2024-11-22T20:15:08.280
Modified: 2025-01-03T20:47:05.937
Link: CVE-2024-1868
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