#VU1955 Privilege escalation in Adobe Acrobat and Adobe Reader - CVE-2009-2564

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#VU1955 Privilege escalation in Adobe Acrobat and Adobe Reader - CVE-2009-2564

Published: December 21, 2016 / Updated: September 14, 2018


Vulnerability identifier: #VU1955
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2009-2564
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: Public exploit is available
Vulnerable software:
Adobe Acrobat
Adobe Reader
Software vendor:
Adobe

Description

The vulnerability allows a local attacker to obtain elevated privileges on vulnerable system.

The vulnerability exists due to insecure permissions on the NOS directory in getPlus Download Manager. By replacing the getPlus_HelperSvc.exe file, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to gain SYSTEM privileges.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a local user to obtain full access to vulnerable system.


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