CVE-2013-3496 describes a local privilege escalation vulnerability affecting Infotecs ViPNet Client, Coordinator, Personal Firewall, and SafeDisk products. The flaw stems from weak file permissions (Everyone: Full Control) on a folder within the %PROGRAMFILES%\Infotecs directory, allowing local users to replace legitimate executables or DLLs with malicious ones. With a CVSS score of 7.2, this vulnerability is considered high severity due to its low attack complexity and complete impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 3.2.10CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:infotecs:vipnet_client:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
<= 3.2.10CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:infotecs:vipnet_coordinator:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
<= 3.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:infotecs:vipnet_personal_firewall:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
<= 4.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:infotecs:vipnet_safedisk:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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