CVE-2009-5118 Path traversal in n/a
Local attackers can escalate privileges by placing a malicious DLL in a directory scanned by McAfee VirusScan Enterprise.
- 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-2009-5118?
CVE-2009-5118 is a critical path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 22 Aug 2012. 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
Untrusted search path vulnerability in McAfee VirusScan Enterprise before 8.7i allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in an unspecified directory, as demonstrated by scanning a document located on a remote share.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2009-5118?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Mcafee Virusscan Enterprise.
How do I fix CVE-2009-5118?
No fix has been published for CVE-2009-5118 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2009-5118 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2009-5118 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
- CVE-2020-7266 Privilege Escalation vulnerability through symbolic links in VSE for Windows
- CVE-2020-7267 Privilege Escalation vulnerability through symbolic links in VSEL
- CVE-2016-8023 Auth bypass in VirusScan Enterprise Linux (VSEL)
- CVE-2016-8024 Other in VirusScan Enterprise Linux (VSEL)
- CVE-2016-8020 Code injection in VirusScan Enterprise Linux (VSEL)
Sources
Also known as GHSA-2fvm-hcc8-v9vr.