PT-2012-1459 · Sophos · Sophos Safeguard Privatecrypto+1

Published 2012-09-07 · Updated 2012-09-07 · CVE-2010-5249

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

6.9

Medium

Base vector

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Sophos Free Encryption version 2.40.1.1 Sophos SafeGuard PrivateCrypto version 2.40.1.2

Description The issue allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse pcrypt0406.dll file in the current working directory. This can be demonstrated by a directory that contains a .uti file.

Recommendations For Sophos Free Encryption version 2.40.1.1, consider restricting access to the pcrypt0406.dll file to minimize the risk of exploitation. For Sophos SafeGuard PrivateCrypto version 2.40.1.2, consider restricting access to the pcrypt0406.dll file to minimize the risk of exploitation. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Related Identifiers

CVE-2010-5249

Affected Products

Sophos Free Encryption

Sophos Safeguard Privatecrypto

References · 2

• http://secunia.com/advisories/41209 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-5249 · Security Note