CVE-2009-2761
Unquoted Windows search path vulnerability in the scheduler (sched.exe) in Avira AntiVir, AntiVir Premium, Premium Security Suite, and AntiVir Professional might allow local users to gain privileges via a malicious antivir.exe file in the "C:\Program…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.35%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Unquoted Windows search path vulnerability in the scheduler (sched.exe) in Avira AntiVir, AntiVir Premium, Premium Security Suite, and AntiVir Professional might allow local users to gain privileges via a malicious antivir.exe file in the "C:\Program Files\avira\" directory.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 HIGHAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 0.35% probability · 29th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- avira/antivir · avira/antivir security suite
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2009-01/0146.html
- http://blog.zoller.lu/2009/01/tzo-2009-2-avira-antivir-priviledge.html
- http://www.osvdb.org/55647
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3130Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46568
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2009-01/0146.html
- http://blog.zoller.lu/2009/01/tzo-2009-2-avira-antivir-priviledge.html
- http://www.osvdb.org/55647
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3130Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46568
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.