CVE-2009-2564 describes a local privilege escalation vulnerability in NOS Microsystems getPlus Download Manager, affecting products like Adobe Reader 1.6.2.36 and Corel getPlus Download Manager before 1.5.0.48. The vulnerability stems from insecure permissions (Everyone:Full Control) on the getPlus_HelperSvc.exe file, allowing a local attacker to replace it with a malicious program and gain SYSTEM privileges. With a CVSS score of 7.2 (High), this vulnerability has a low attack complexity and can lead to full compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not actively exploited in the wild (no KEV entry), public exploit code exists on ExploitDB, though there is minimal community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.6.2.36CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:nos_microsystems:getplus_download_manager:1.6.2.36:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
9.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
9.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.5.0.48CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:corel:getplus_download_manager:1.5.0.48:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.