AntiVir AntiVirus 2.1/2.1.0.51 Local Privilege Escalation

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A vulnerability was found in AntiVir AntiVirus 2.1/2.1.0.51 (Anti-Malware Software). It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a local privilege escalation vulnerability. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

PC Tools AntiVirus 2.1.0.51 uses insecure default permissions on the "PC Tools AntiVirus" directory, which allows local users to gain privileges and execute commands.

The bug was discovered 08/03/2006. The weakness was presented 08/08/2006 by Carsten Eiram with Secunia Research (Website). The advisory is available at xforce.iss.net. This vulnerability was named CVE-2006-3114 since 06/21/2006. The exploitation appears to be easy. Local access is required to approach this attack. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 5 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at X-Force (28212).

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Local Privilege Escalation
CWE: Unknown
ATT&CK: Unknown

Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Timelineinfo

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08/03/2006 +43 days 🔍
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03/12/2015 +3129 days 🔍
06/24/2019 +1565 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: xforce.iss.net
Researcher: Carsten Eiram
Organization: Secunia Research
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2006-3114 (🔍)
X-Force: 28212
SecurityTracker: 1016634
Vulnerability Center: 12529 - PC Tools AntiVirus Insecure Default Permissions Allows Local Privilege Escalation, Medium
SecurityFocus: 19322 - PC Tools AntiVirus Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Secunia: 21075 - PC Tools AntiVirus Insecure Default Directory Permissions, Less Critical
OSVDB: 27750 - PC Tools AntiVirus - Local Privilege Escalation Issue
Vupen: ADV-2006-3134

Entryinfo

Created: 03/12/2015 15:51
Updated: 06/24/2019 11:17
Changes: 03/12/2015 15:51 (61), 06/24/2019 11:17 (9)
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