CVE-2014-2848 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

A race condition in the wmi_malware_scan.nbin plugin before 201402262215 for Nessus 5.2.1 allows local users to gain privileges by replacing the dissolvable agent executable in the Windows temp directory with a Trojan horse program.

Published: 2014-04-11

Score: 6.9 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:tenable:nessus:5.2.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:tenable:plugin-set::::::::

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2014-2873	A race condition in the wmi_malware_scan.nbin plugin before 201402262215 for Nessus 5.2.1 allows local users to gain privileges by replacing the dissolvable agent executable in the Windows temp directory with a Trojan horse program.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00239.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://secunia.com/advisories/57403
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1029946
https://discussions.nessus.org/thread/7195
https://www.nccgroup.com/en/learning-and-research-centre/technical-advisories/nessus-authenticated-scan-local-privilege-escalation/

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Tenable Nessus Plugin-set

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2014-04-11T15:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-09-17T02:53:13.554Z

Reserved: 2014-04-11T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2014-2848

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2014-04-11T15:55:22.257

Modified: 2026-06-17T00:07:14.957

Link: CVE-2014-2848

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-362
Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')

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