CVE-2006-1274 Privilege escalation in n/a
Local attackers can gain elevated privileges by exploiting a privilege dropping failure in AntiVir PersonalEdition Classic when executing external programs.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2006-1274?
CVE-2006-1274 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 19 Mar 2006. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Classic Planer in AntiVir PersonalEdition Classic 7 does not drop privileges before executing external programs, which allows local users to gain privileges via notepad.exe, which is used to display scan reports.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-1274?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Avira Antivir Personal.
How do I fix CVE-2006-1274?
No fix has been published for CVE-2006-1274 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2006-1274 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-1274 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-gf9h-rc5x-956x.