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Nik Sharpener Pro Insecure File Permissions
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA29586
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Release Date:
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2008-03-31
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Last Update:
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2008-04-11
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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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Unpatched
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| Software: | Nik Sharpener Pro 2.x
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| | CVE reference: | CVE-2008-1638 (Secunia mirror)
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This advisory is currently marked as unpatched!
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Description:
A security issue has been discovered in Nik Sharpener Pro, which potentially can be exploited by malicious, local users to gain escalated privileges.
The problem is caused due to insecure default permissions being set for installed plugins. This can potentially be exploited to gain escalated privileges by replacing existing plugins with malicious files.
The security issue is confirmed in Nik Sharpener Pro 2.0 Inkjet for Windows. Other versions may also be affected.
Solution:
Restrict local access to trusted users only.
Provided and/or discovered by:
US-CERT credits Vlad Didenko.
Changelog:
2008-04-11: Added CVE reference.
Original Advisory:
US-CERT VU#124289:
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/124289
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