ESET Smart Security up to 3.0.621 access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in ESET Smart Security up to 3.0.621. Impacted is an unknown function. This manipulation causes access control. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2008-5724. Furthermore, an exploit is available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in ESET Smart Security up to 3.0.621. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. 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:

The Personal Firewall driver (aka epfw.sys) 3.0.672.0 and earlier in ESET Smart Security 3.0.672 and earlier allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted IRP in a certain METHOD_NEITHER IOCTL request to \Device\Epfw that overwrites portions of memory.

The bug was discovered 12/16/2008. The weakness was published 12/26/2008 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at xforce.iss.net. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2008-5724 since 12/26/2008. The exploitation appears to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

It is possible to download the exploit at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 10 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 35288 (NOD32 3.0/ESET Smart Security < 3.0.684 Local Privilege Escalation), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows and running in the context l.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (47477), Tenable (35288), SecurityFocus (BID 32917†), OSVDB (50942†) and Secunia (SA33210†). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 9.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.4

VulDB Base Score: 9.3
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Exploitinginfo

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

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 35288
Nessus Name: NOD32 3.0/ESET Smart Security < 3.0.684 Local Privilege Escalation
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

12/16/2008 🔍
12/18/2008 +2 days 🔍
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12/26/2008 +8 days 🔍
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01/02/2009 +7 days 🔍
01/04/2009 +2 days 🔍
03/17/2015 +2263 days 🔍
08/23/2019 +1620 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: xforce.iss.net
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2008-5724 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-5724
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-45655
X-Force: 47477
SecurityFocus: 32917 - ESET Smart Security 'epfw.sys' Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Secunia: 33210
OSVDB: 50942 - ESET - Smart Security - 'epfw.sys' Local Privilege Escalation Issue
Vulnerability Center: 20375 - ESET Smart Security 3.0.672 and Earlier Personal Firewall Driver Local Privilege Escalation, High
Vupen: ADV-2008-3456

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 16:11
Updated: 08/23/2019 09:18
Changes: 03/17/2015 16:11 (66), 08/23/2019 09:18 (8)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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