CVE-2014-5455
OpenVPN Private Tunnel Core Service - Unquoted Service Path Privilege Escalation
Severity Score
6.9
*CVSS v2
Exploit Likelihood
*EPSS
Affected Versions
*CPE
Public Exploits
4
*Multiple Sources
Exploited in Wild
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*KEV
Decision
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*SSVC
Descriptions
Unquoted Windows search path vulnerability in the ptservice service prior to PrivateTunnel version 3.0 (Windows) and OpenVPN Connect version 3.1 (Windows) allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted program.exe file in the %SYSTEMDRIVE% folder.
Vulnerabilidad de la ruta de búsqueda de Windows sin entrecomillar en el servicio ptservice anterior a la versión 3.0 de PrivateTunnel (Windows) y a la versión 3.1 de OpenVPN Connect (Windows) permite a los usuarios locales obtener privilegios a través de un archivo program.exe en la carpeta %SYSTEMDRIVE%.
*Credits:
N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
- Decision:-
Exploitation
Automatable
Tech. Impact
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
- 2014-07-12 First Exploit
- 2014-08-25 CVE Reserved
- 2014-08-25 CVE Published
- 2023-03-08 EPSS Updated
- 2024-08-06 CVE Updated
- ---------- Exploited in Wild
- ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
- CWE-428: Unquoted Search Path or Element
CAPEC
References (8)
| URL | Tag | Source |
|---|---|---|
| http://osvdb.org/show/osvdb/109007 | Broken Link | |
| https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelist/pull/3909 | X_refsource_misc | |
| https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelist/pull/3909/commits/ace34f1cf94602f31760d3eb7ae68e17df8f914d | X_refsource_misc |
| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|---|---|
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/34037 | 2014-07-12 | |
| http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/127439/OpenVPN-Private-Tunnel-Privilege-Escalation.html | 2024-08-06 | |
| http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/34037 | 2024-08-06 | |
| http://www.zeroscience.mk/en/vulnerabilities/ZSL-2014-5192.php | 2024-08-06 |
| URL | Date | SRC |
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| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|---|---|
| https://h20566.www2.hp.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05325943 | 2020-06-01 |
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | <-- --> | Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status |
| Openvpn Search vendor "Openvpn" | Openvpn Search vendor "Openvpn" for product "Openvpn" | 2.1.28.0 Search vendor "Openvpn" for product "Openvpn" and version "2.1.28.0" | - |
Affected
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| Privatetunnel Search vendor "Privatetunnel" | Privatetunnel Search vendor "Privatetunnel" for product "Privatetunnel" | 2.3.8 Search vendor "Privatetunnel" for product "Privatetunnel" and version "2.3.8" | - |
Affected
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