CVE-2019-9742

Published: Mar 13, 2019Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-862

7.5HIGH

NVD MITRE

Description

gdwfpcd.sys in G Data Total Security before 2019-02-22 allows an attacker to bypass ACLs because Interpreted Device Characteristics lacks FILE_DEVICE_SECURE_OPEN and therefore files and directories "inside" the \\.\gdwfpcd device are not properly protected, leading to unintended impersonation or object creation.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

Exploitability

AV:NAttack Vector

Network

AC:LAttack Complexity

Low

PR:NPrivileges Required

None

UI:NUser Interaction

None

Scope

S:UScope

Unchanged

Impact

C:NConfidentiality

None

I:HIntegrity

High

A:NAvailability

None

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Weaknesses

CWE-862

Affected Products

gdata-software

commercialaka totalprotection, total security, g data antivirus

total securityOn-prem

Security Products / endpoint-av-edr

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Exploitability

2 exploit sources identified

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MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques

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References

https://nafiez.github.io/security/bypass/2019/03/12/gdata-total-security-acl-bypass.html

nafiez.github.io

https://github.com/nafiez/nafiez.github.io/blob/master/_posts/2019-03-13-gdata-total-security-acl-bypass.md

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