CVE-2009-4556

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Published Jan 4, 2010 CVSS 2.0 · 7.2 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

Quick Heal AntiVirus Plus 2009 10.00 SP1 and Quick Heal Total Security 2009 10.00 SP1 use weak permissions (Everyone: Full Control) for the product files, which allows local users to gain privileges by replacing executables with Trojan horse programs, as demonstrated by replacing quhlpsvc.exe.

Affected Products

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:quickheal:antivirus_plus_2009:10.00:sp1::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:quickheal:total_security_2009:10.00:sp1::::::

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2009-4522	Quick Heal AntiVirus Plus 2009 10.00 SP1 and Quick Heal Total Security 2009 10.00 SP1 use weak permissions (Everyone: Full Control) for the product files, which allows local users to gain privileges by replacing executables with Trojan horse programs, as demonstrated by replacing quhlpsvc.exe.

Metrics

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.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.705% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://secunia.com/advisories/37033
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507121/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36662
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/53746

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Quickheal Antivirus Plus 2009 Total Security 2009

Weaknesses

CWE-264

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 7:08 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Jan 4, 2010, 9:00 PM
Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 7:08 AM
Reserved: Jan 4, 2010, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 11:13 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Jan 4, 2010, 9:30 PM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 11:13 PM

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