CVE-2009-3489 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Adobe Photoshop Elements 8.0 installs the Adobe Active File Monitor V8 service with an insecure security descriptor, which allows local users to (1) stop the service via the stop command, (2) execute arbitrary commands as SYSTEM by using the config command to modify the binPath variable, or (3) restart the service via the start command.

Published: 2009-09-30

Score: 7.8 High

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:adobe:photoshop_elements:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00231.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://blogs.adobe.com/psirt/2009/09/potential_photoshop_elements_8.html
http://retrogod.altervista.org/9sg_adobe_pe_local.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/36895
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/506806/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36542
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022963
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2798

History

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Subscriptions

Adobe Photoshop Elements

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2009-09-30T15:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T06:31:10.303Z

Reserved: 2009-09-30T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2009-3489

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2009-09-30T15:30:00.593

Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467

Link: CVE-2009-3489

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-732

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