Antivir Antivirus 0.88 Error Message Local Privilege Escalation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as problematic has been identified in Antivir Antivirus 0.88. This affects an unknown function of the component Error Message Handler. Executing a manipulation can lead to Local Privilege Escalation. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2006-2427. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Antivir Antivirus 0.88 (Anti-Malware Software) and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown code block of the component Error Message Handler. 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:

freshclam in (1) Clam Antivirus (ClamAV) 0.88 and (2) ClamXav 1.0.3h and earlier does not drop privileges before processing the config-file command line option, which allows local users to read portions of arbitrary files when an error message displays the first line of the target file.

The weakness was published 05/17/2006 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2006-2427 since 05/17/2006. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (26453), Secunia (SA20085†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1016086†). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Local Privilege Escalation
CWE: Unknown
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Timelineinfo

05/15/2006 🔍
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03/12/2015 +3221 days 🔍
09/06/2017 +909 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2006-2427 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-2427
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-30280
X-Force: 26453 - ClamXav freshclam --config-file insecure privilege dropping
Secunia: 20085
SecurityTracker: 1016086 - Clam AntiVirus 'freshclam' May Let Local Users Access Files With Elevated Privileges
Vupen: ADV-2006-1807

Entryinfo

Created: 03/12/2015 12:19
Updated: 09/06/2017 14:58
Changes: 03/12/2015 12:19 (47), 09/06/2017 14:58 (8)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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