National Cyber Awareness System

Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2009-2564

Overview

NOS Microsystems getPlus Download Manager, as used in Adobe Reader 1.6.2.36 and possibly other versions, Corel getPlus Download Manager before 1.5.0.48, and possibly other products, installs NOS\bin\getPlus_HelperSvc.exe with insecure permissions (Everyone:Full Control), which allows local users to gain SYSTEM privileges by replacing getPlus_HelperSvc.exe with a Trojan horse program, as demonstrated by use of getPlus Download Manager within Adobe Reader. NOTE: within Adobe Reader, the scope of this issue is limited because the program is deleted and the associated service is not automatically launched after a successful installation and reboot.

Impact

CVSS Severity (version 2.0):

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US-CERT Technical Alert: TA09-286B

Name: TA09-286B

Hyperlink:http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-286B.html

External Source: XF

Name: getplus-nos-insecure-permissions(54383)

Hyperlink:http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/54383

External Source: VUPEN

Name: ADV-2009-2898

Type: Advisory

Hyperlink:http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2898

External Source: VUPEN

Name: ADV-2009-1969

Type: Advisory

Hyperlink:http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1969

External Source: BID

Name: 35740

Hyperlink:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35740

External Source: BUGTRAQ

Name: 20090720 Adobe related service (getPlus_HelperSvc.exe) local elevation of privileges

Hyperlink:http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/505095/100/0/threaded

External Source: MILW0RM

Name: 9199

Hyperlink:http://www.milw0rm.com/exploits/9199

External Source: CONFIRM

Name: http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb09-15.html

Hyperlink:http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb09-15.html

External Source: SECTRACK

Name: 1023007

Hyperlink:http://securitytracker.com/id?1023007

External Source: SECUNIA

Name: 36331

Type: Advisory

Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/36331

External Source: SECUNIA

Name: 35930

Type: Advisory

Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/35930

External Source: MISC

Name: http://retrogod.altervista.org/9sg_adobe_local.html

Hyperlink:http://retrogod.altervista.org/9sg_adobe_local.html

External Source: OVAL

Name: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:5719

Hyperlink:http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:5719

External Source: CONFIRM

Name: http://blogs.adobe.com/psirt/2009/07/local_privilege_escalation_in.html

Hyperlink:http://blogs.adobe.com/psirt/2009/07/local_privilege_escalation_in.html

References to Check Content

Identifier:oval:org.mitre.oval:def:5719

Check System:http://oval.mitre.org/XMLSchema/oval-definitions-5

Hyperlink:http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/DownloadDefinition?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:5719