CVE-2009-2761 (GCVE-0-2009-2761)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2009-08-13 16:00 – Updated: 2024-08-07 05:59
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Summary
Unquoted Windows search path vulnerability in the scheduler (sched.exe) in Avira AntiVir, AntiVir Premium, Premium Security Suite, and AntiVir Professional might allow local users to gain privileges via a malicious antivir.exe file in the "C:\Program Files\avira\" directory.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
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Date Public
2009-01-15 00:00
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