CVE-2009-5152 Information

Description

Absolute Computrace Agent as distributed on certain Dell Inspiron systems through 2009 has a race condition with the Dell Client Configuration Utility (DCCU) which allows privileged local users to change Computrace Agent’s activation/deactivation status to the factory default via a crafted TaskResult.xml file.

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Reference

https://www.coresecurity.com/system/files/publications/2016/05/Paper-Deactivate-the-Rootkit-AOrtega-ASacco.pdf

Attack Complexity

HIGH

Privileges Required

HIGH

User Interaction Required

HIGH

Scope

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

UNCHANGED

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

HIGH

Base Score

NONE

Base Severity

4.1

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