Description
Kaspersky Anti-Virus 5.0 (5.0.712); Antivirus Personal 5.0.x; Anti-Virus 6.0 (6.0.3.837), 7 (7.0.1.325), 2009 (8.0.0.x), and 2010 (9.0.0.463); and Internet Security 7 (7.0.1.325), 2009 (8.0.0.x), and 2010 (9.0.0.463); use weak permissions (Everyone:Full Control) for the BASES directory, which allows local users to gain SYSTEM privileges by replacing an executable or DLL with a Trojan horse.
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.
Exploit-DB 1
- Kaspersky Lab (Multiple Products) - Local Privilege Escalation EDB-10484 · local · Dec 16, 2009 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- ADV-2009-3573 vdb-entry
- 1023366 vdb-entry
- 37730 third-party-advisory
- 20091216 Kaspersky Lab Multiple Products Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability mailing-list
- 10484 exploit
- 37398 third-party-advisory
- 1023367 vdb-entry