BullGuard Antivirus 14.1.287 bdagent.sys access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in BullGuard Antivirus, Internet Security, Premium Protection and Online Backup 14.1.287. This impacts an unknown function of the file bdagent.sys. The manipulation leads to access control. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2014-9642. Furthermore, there is an exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in BullGuard Antivirus, Internet Security, Premium Protection and Online Backup 14.1.287 (Anti-Malware Software) and classified as problematic. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file bdagent.sys. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-264. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

bdagent.sys in BullGuard Antivirus, Internet Security, Premium Protection, and Online Backup before 15.0.288 allows local users to write data to arbitrary memory locations, and consequently gain privileges, via a crafted 0x0022405c IOCTL call.

The weakness was shared 02/05/2015 as File 130247 (Packetstorm). The advisory is shared at packetstormsecurity.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2014-9642 since 01/22/2015. The exploitation is known to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. Required for exploitation is a simple authentication. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

A public exploit has been developed by Parvez Anwar and been published before and not just after the advisory. The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

Upgrading to version 15.0.288.1 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (100741), Exploit-DB (35994) and OSVDB (114478†). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.8

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.8
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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
Author: Parvez Anwar
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OpenVAS ID: 800934
OpenVAS Name: BullGuard Premium Protection BdAgent.sys Driver Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Antivirus/Internet Security/Premium Protection/Online Backup 15.0.288.1

Timelineinfo

01/22/2015 🔍
02/04/2015 +13 days 🔍
02/04/2015 +0 days 🔍
02/05/2015 +1 days 🔍
02/06/2015 +1 days 🔍
02/10/2015 +4 days 🔍
07/28/2025 +3820 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: File 130247
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2014-9642 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-9642
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-69089
X-Force: 100741 - BullGuard Antivirus, Internet Security, Premium Protection and Online Backup bdagent.sys privilege escalation, Medium Risk
OSVDB: 114478

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

Entryinfo

Created: 02/10/2015 10:18
Updated: 07/28/2025 01:17
Changes: 02/10/2015 10:18 (58), 07/10/2017 09:00 (10), 07/28/2025 01:17 (16)
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Cache ID: 216:4D0:103

Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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