Description
VIPRE Antivirus Plus FPQuarTransfer Link Following Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of VIPRE Antivirus Plus. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability.
The specific flaw exists within the FPQuarTransfer method. By creating a symbolic link, an attacker can abuse the method to delete arbitrary files. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code in the context of SYSTEM.
. Was ZDI-CAN-19397.
The specific flaw exists within the FPQuarTransfer method. By creating a symbolic link, an attacker can abuse the method to delete arbitrary files. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code in the context of SYSTEM.
. Was ZDI-CAN-19397.
Analysis
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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
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| VIPRE | Antivirus Plus | unknown |
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
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 EUVD |
EUVD-2023-36447 | VIPRE Antivirus Plus FPQuarTransfer Link Following Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of VIPRE Antivirus Plus. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the FPQuarTransfer method. By creating a symbolic link, an attacker can abuse the method to delete arbitrary files. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code in the context of SYSTEM. . Was ZDI-CAN-19397. |
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History
Fri, 08 Aug 2025 14:30:00 +0000
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Vipre antivirus
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| CPEs | cpe:2.3:a:vipre:antivirus:*:*:*:*:plus:*:*:* | |
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Vipre antivirus
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Wed, 18 Sep 2024 18:45:00 +0000
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| Description | VIPRE Antivirus Plus FPQuarTransfer Link Following Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of VIPRE Antivirus Plus. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the FPQuarTransfer method. By creating a symbolic link, an attacker can abuse the method to delete arbitrary files. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code in the context of SYSTEM. Was ZDI-CAN-19397. | VIPRE Antivirus Plus FPQuarTransfer Link Following Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of VIPRE Antivirus Plus. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the FPQuarTransfer method. By creating a symbolic link, an attacker can abuse the method to delete arbitrary files. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code in the context of SYSTEM. . Was ZDI-CAN-19397. |
MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: zdi
Published:
Updated: 2024-09-18T18:28:31.090Z
Reserved: 2023-05-03T20:10:47.067Z
Link: CVE-2023-32179
Vulnrichment
Updated: 2024-08-02T15:10:23.654Z
NVD
Status : Analyzed
Published: 2024-05-03T02:15:24.003
Modified: 2025-08-08T14:27:02.940
Link: CVE-2023-32179
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