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Steam Insecure Default Directory Permissions Security Issue
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA36217
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Release Date:
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2009-08-10
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Popularity:
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492 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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Unpatched
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| Software: | Steam 1.x
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Description:
MrDoug has discovered a security issue in Steam, which can be exploited by malicious, local users to gain escalated privileges.
The security issue is caused due to the application setting insecure default permissions on the "Steam" installation directory. This can be exploited to gain escalated privileges by e.g. replacing the Steam.exe binary.
The security issue is confirmed in Steam package version 54 / 894. Other versions may also be affected.
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