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AVG Anti-Virus Updated Files Insecure File Permissions
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA19118
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Release Date:
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2006-03-06
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Last Update:
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2006-03-15
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Popularity:
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34,812 views
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Critical:
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Less critical
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Impact:
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Privilege escalation
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Where:
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Local system
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Solution Status:
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Vendor Patch
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| Software: | AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition 7.x
AVG Antivirus Professional
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| CVE reference: | CVE-2006-1125
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Description:
RedXII1234 has discovered a security issue in AVG Anti-Virus, which potentially can be exploited by malicious, local users to gain escalated privileges.
The security issue is caused due to the File Update functionality assigning insecure permissions to files that have been updated. This can potentially be exploited by malicious users to delete or replace the updated files.
The security issue has been confirmed in version 7.1.375 (Free Edition) and also reported in the Professional Edition. Other versions may also be affected
Solution:
Update to the fixed versions.
AVG Anti-Virus Professional Edition:
Update to version 7.1.384 via online update.
http://www.grisoft.com/doc/update/lng/us/tpl/tpl01
AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition:
Update to version 7.1.385 via online update.
http://free.grisoft.com/doc/28072/lng/us/tpl/v5
Provided and/or discovered by:
RedXII1234
Changelog:
2006-03-09: Updated "Solution Status", "Description", "Solution", and "Software" sections.
2006-03-14: Added CVE reference.
2006-03-15: Updated "Solution Status" and "Solution" sections.
Original Advisory:
http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15601404
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