Privilege escalation in CodeMeter Runtime

1) Privilege escalation

EUVDB-ID: #VU12809

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 7.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2014-8419

CWE-ID: CWE-264 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local attacker to gain elevated privileges on the target system.

The weakness exists in codemeter.exe due to weak permissions when installed with the default settings. A local attacker can submit a specially crafted Trojan horse file, gain read and write access and execute arbitrary code with root privileges.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.

Mitigation

Update to version 5.20.

Vulnerable software versions

CodeMeter Runtime: 5.10c

External links

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/129234/CodeMeter-Weak-Service-Permissions.html

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.