CVE-2014-5453 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Ubisoft Uplay PC before 4.6.1.3217 use weak permissions (Everyone: Full Control) for the program installation directory (%PROGRAMFILES%\Ubisoft Game Launcher), which allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse file.

Published: 2014-08-25

Score: 7.2 High

EPSS: 1.1% 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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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:ubi:uplay_pc::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:ubi:uplay_pc:4.5.2.3010:::::::*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2014-5340	Ubisoft Uplay PC before 4.6.1.3217 use weak permissions (Everyone: Full Control) for the program installation directory (%PROGRAMFILES%\Ubisoft Game Launcher), which allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse file.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.01069.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://osvdb.org/show/osvdb/108726
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/33961
http://www.zeroscience.mk/en/vulnerabilities/ZSL-2014-5191.php

History

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Subscriptions

Ubi Uplay Pc

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2014-08-25T16:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-09-17T00:50:41.673Z

Reserved: 2014-08-25T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2014-5453

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2014-08-25T16:55:04.510

Modified: 2026-05-06T22:30:45.220

Link: CVE-2014-5453

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-264

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