Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Oct 7, 2019· Updated Aug 5, 2024
CVE-2019-16913
CVE-2019-16913
Description
PC Protect Antivirus v4.14.31 installs by default to %PROGRAMFILES(X86)%\PCProtect with very weak folder permissions, granting any user full permission "Everyone: (F)" to the contents of the directory and its subfolders. In addition, the program installs a service called SecurityService that runs as LocalSystem. This allows any user to escalate privileges to "NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM" by substituting the service's binary with a Trojan horse.
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Affected products
2- PC Protect/PC Protect Antivirusdescription
Patches
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References
1- flipflopsecurity.wordpress.com/2019/10/07/pc-protect-v4-14-31-privilege-esclation/mitrex_refsource_MISC
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