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Panda Antivirus Insecure Default Directory Permissions
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA26336
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Release Date:
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2007-08-06
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Last Update:
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2007-09-20
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Popularity:
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6,122 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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Partial Fix
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| Software: | Panda Antivirus 2007
Panda Antivirus 2008
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| CVE reference: | CVE-2007-4191
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Description:
A security issue has been discovered in Panda Antivirus, which can be exploited by malicious, local users to gain escalated privileges.
The problem is caused due to the application setting insecure default permissions on the "Panda Antivirus 2007" or "Panda Antivirus 2008" directory. This can be exploited to gain escalated privileges by e.g. replacing files in the directory.
The security issue is confirmed in Panda Antivirus 2007 and has also been reported in Panda Antivirus 2008. Other versions may also be affected.
Solution:
Panda Antivirus 2008 - Apply hotfix:
http://www.pandasecurity.com/resources/sop/PAV2008/hfl30708s1.exe
Panda Antivirus 2007:
The vendor recommends users to upgrade to Panda Antivirus 2008 and apply the hotfix.
Set secure permissions on the directory.
Provided and/or discovered by:
tarkus
Changelog:
2007-08-09: Added CVE reference.
2007-09-20: Updated advisory and "Solution" section. Added link to vendor's advisory.
Original Advisory:
http://www.pandasecurity.com/homeuser...=41111&idIdioma2&ref=PAV08Dev
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