CVE-2014-2848 Race condition in n/a
Local attackers can exploit a race condition in the Nessus malware scan plugin to replace an executable and gain elevated privileges.
- 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-2014-2848?
CVE-2014-2848 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Tenable Nessus, published on 11 Apr 2014. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A race condition in the wmi_malware_scan.nbin plugin before 201402262215 for Nessus 5.2.1 allows local users to gain privileges by replacing the dissolvable agent executable in the Windows temp directory with a Trojan horse program.
Weakness: CWE-362
Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-2848?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Tenable Nessus, Tenable Plugin-Set.
How do I fix CVE-2014-2848?
No fix has been published for CVE-2014-2848 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2014-2848 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-2848 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Tenable Nessus
Sources
Also known as GHSA-2m9m-v6qr-2p82.