Quickheal AntiVirus Plus 2009 10.00 quhlpsvc.exe access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as problematic has been found in Quickheal AntiVirus Plus 2009 10.00. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file quhlpsvc.exe. Executing a manipulation can lead to access control. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2009-4556. In addition, an exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Quickheal AntiVirus Plus 2009 10.00 (Anti-Malware Software). This vulnerability affects an unknown part of the file quhlpsvc.exe. 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. CVE summarizes:

Quick Heal AntiVirus Plus 2009 10.00 SP1 and Quick Heal Total Security 2009 10.00 SP1 use weak permissions (Everyone: Full Control) for the product files, which allows local users to gain privileges by replacing executables with Trojan horse programs, as demonstrated by replacing quhlpsvc.exe.

The weakness was presented 01/04/2010 (Website). The advisory is available at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2009-4556 since 01/04/2010. The exploitation appears to be easy. Local access is required to approach this attack. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Technical details and also a public exploit are known. This vulnerability is assigned to T1068 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

It is possible to download the exploit at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept.

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 databases at X-Force (53746), Exploit-DB (10084), SecurityFocus (BID 36662†) and Secunia (SA37033†). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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

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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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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

10/13/2009 🔍
10/15/2009 +2 days 🔍
01/04/2010 +81 days 🔍
01/04/2010 +0 days 🔍
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03/18/2015 +1899 days 🔍
11/02/2025 +3882 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2009-4556 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-4556
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-51418
X-Force: 53746 - Quick Heal Antivirus Plus and Quick Heal Total Security quhlpsvc.exe privilege escalation
SecurityFocus: 36662 - Quick Heal AntiVirus Insecure Program File Permissions Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Secunia: 37033 - Quick Heal Products Privilege Escalation Security Issue, Less Critical

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

Entryinfo

Created: 03/18/2015 15:15
Updated: 11/02/2025 13:04
Changes: 03/18/2015 15:15 (51), 12/18/2017 08:29 (7), 11/02/2025 13:04 (25)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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