VAR-201003-0151
Vulnerability from variot - Updated: 2025-04-11 23:17UsbCharger.dll in the Energizer DUO USB battery charger software contains a backdoor that is implemented through the Arucer.dll file in the %WINDIR%\system32 directory, which allows remote attackers to download arbitrary programs onto a Windows PC, and execute these programs, via a request to TCP port 7777. Energizer DUO is a fast USB charger. Energizer DUO has a security vulnerability in its implementation that could allow an attacker to list arbitrary directories, send and receive files, and execute arbitrary code. ----------------------------------------------------------------------
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TITLE: Energizer DUO Charger Software Backdoor Security Issue
SECUNIA ADVISORY ID: SA38894
VERIFY ADVISORY: http://secunia.com/advisories/38894/
DESCRIPTION: A security issue has been reported in Energizer DUO Charger Software, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a vulnerable system.
The security issue is caused due to a backdoor (Arucer.dll) placed in the Windows system32 directory by the installer software. This can be exploited to e.g.
NOTE: The backdoor is configured to start automatically on system start.
SOLUTION: Uninstall the software and remove "Arucer.dll" from the Windows system32 directory.
PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY: US-CERT credits Ed Schaller.
ORIGINAL ADVISORY: VU#154421: http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/154421
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Sightings
| Author | Source | Type | Date | Other |
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Nomenclature
- Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or observed by the user.
- Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
- Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
- Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
- Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
- Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
- Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
- Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
Vulnerability timeline
Sightings and recorded dates, grouped by day · UTC
How durations are calculated
Following the VTEM framework (Black Hat USA 2015), time to patch starts when the vendor or a coordinator was informed, total time to patch at discovery, and disclosure to patch at public disclosure; vendor response time runs from the report to its acknowledgement. Time to exploit and time unpatched start at the earliest discovery or report, falling back to public disclosure. Unpatched time ends at the first recorded patch, or the calculation time when no patch is recorded. Exploitation to patch shows the interval between those two events; a published proof of concept is a public exploit, not exploitation.
Each result shows its source dates. A negative interval means the end event came first; when date-only inputs leave the order open, the result says so. Date-only inputs are approximate. The earliest evidence wins: KEV report dates and sightings are labelled as such. Records describing another vulnerability are listed but never calculated from, and a PoC alone does not establish exploitation. Missing patch evidence does not prove that no patch exists. Filters below change the event list only.
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