GOG Galaxy 1.2.48.36 on Win64 File System Permission access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in GOG Galaxy 1.2.48.36 on Win64. It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component File System Permission. This manipulation causes access control. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2018-4049. The attack is restricted to local execution. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in GOG Galaxy 1.2.48.36 on Win64 and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function of the component File System Permission. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-264. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

An exploitable local privilege elevation vulnerability exists in the file system permissions of GOG Galaxy's ?Games? directory, version 1.2.48.36 (Windows 64-bit Installer). An attacker can overwrite executables of installed games to exploit this vulnerability and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.

The bug was discovered 03/26/2019. The weakness was disclosed 04/02/2019. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2018-4049 since 01/02/2018. Attacking locally is a requirement. The successful exploitation requires a single authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 7 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

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

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Timelineinfo

01/02/2018 🔍
03/26/2019 +448 days 🔍
04/02/2019 +6 days 🔍
04/03/2019 +1 days 🔍
08/21/2023 +1601 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: talosintelligence.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2018-4049 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-4049
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-132727
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Entryinfo

Created: 04/03/2019 07:06
Updated: 08/21/2023 15:06
Changes: 04/03/2019 07:06 (55), 05/23/2020 20:34 (1), 08/21/2023 15:06 (3)
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