CVE-2007-4191 Privilege escalation in n/a

Medium 6.9 Published 8 Aug 2007 Updated 7 Aug 2024

Local attackers can gain LocalSystem privileges by modifying service executables due to weak file permissions in the installation directory.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2007-4191?

CVE-2007-4191 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 8 Aug 2007. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Panda Antivirus 2008 stores service executables under the product's installation directory with weak permissions, which allows local users to obtain LocalSystem privileges by modifying PAVSRV51.EXE or other unspecified files, a related issue to CVE-2006-4657.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-4191?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Panda Panda Antivirus.

How do I fix CVE-2007-4191?

No fix has been published for CVE-2007-4191 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2007-4191 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2007-4191 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-vq93-37v2-76p4.