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CVE-2014-5455

Unquoted Windows search path vulnerability in the ptservice service prior to PrivateTunnel version 3.0 (Windows) and Ope

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.

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.3 EPSS 0.00158
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Weakness Classification

CWE-428Unquoted Search Path or Element
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Affected Products & Versions

2
openvpnall versions
privatetunnelall versions
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Public Exploits & PoCs

4
localOpenVPN Private Tunnel Core Service - Unquoted Service Path Privilege Escalation2014-07-12
pocpacketstormsecurity.com · OpenVPN-Private-Tunnel-Privilege-Escalation.htmlpacketstormsecurity.com
pocwww.exploit-db.com · 34037www.exploit-db.com
pocwww.zeroscience.mk · ZSL-2014-5192.phpwww.zeroscience.mk
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Scoring & Timeline

5.3
MEDIUM · CVSS v3.1 · cve@mitre.org
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Attack Vector
Network Adjacent Local Physical
Attack Complexity
Low High
Privileges Required
None Low High
User Interaction
None Required
Scope
Unchanged Changed
Confidentiality
None Low High
Integrity
None Low High
Availability
None Low High
Published to NVD25 Aug 2014 · 04:55 PM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
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References & Sources

4
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://osvdb.org/show/osvdb/109007Broken Link
https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelist/pull/3909
https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelist/pull/3909/commits/ace34f1cf94602f31760d3eb7ae68e17df8f914d
https://h20566.www2.hp.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05325943Third Party Advisory
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