CVE-2014-2848

CVSS V2 Medium 6.9 CVSS V3 None

Description

A race condition in the wmi_malware_scan.nbin plugin before 201402262215 for Nessus 5.2.1 allows local users to gain privileges by replacing the dissolvable agent executable in the Windows temp directory with a Trojan horse program.

Overview

CVE ID
CVE-2014-2848

Assigner
cve@mitre.org

Vulnerability Status
Analyzed

Published Version
2014-04-11T15:55:22

Last Modified Date
2014-04-14T15:21:17

Weakness Enumerations

CWE	URL
CWE-362	http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/362.html

CPE Configuration (Product)

CPE	Vulnerable	Operator	Version Start	Version End
cpe:2.3:a:tenable:nessus:5.2.1:::::::*	1	OR
cpe:2.3:a:tenable:plugin-set::::::::	1	OR		201402092115

CVSS Version 2

Version
2.0

Vector String
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Access Vector
LOCAL

Access Compatibility
MEDIUM

Authentication
NONE

Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE

Integrity Impact
COMPLETE

Availability Impact
COMPLETE

Base Score
6.9

Severity
MEDIUM

Exploitability Score
3.4

Impact Score
10

References

Reference URL	Reference Tags
https://www.nccgroup.com/en/learning-and-research-centre/technical-advisories/nessus-authenticated-scan-local-privilege-escalation/
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1029946
http://secunia.com/advisories/57403	Vendor Advisory
https://discussions.nessus.org/thread/7195	Vendor Advisory

Sources

Source Name	Source URL
NIST	https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-2848
MITRE	https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2014-2848

History

Created	Old Value	New Value	Data Type	Notes
2022-05-10 10:35:34				Added to TrackCVE
2022-12-01 22:37:40	2014-04-11T15:55Z	2014-04-11T15:55:22	CVE Published Date	updated
2022-12-01 22:37:40		2014-04-14T15:21:17	CVE Modified Date	updated
2022-12-01 22:37:40		Analyzed	Vulnerability Status	updated