Vulnerability Details CVE-2009-3489
Adobe Photoshop Elements 8.0 installs the Adobe Active File Monitor V8 service with an insecure security descriptor, which allows local users to (1) stop the service via the stop command, (2) execute arbitrary commands as SYSTEM by using the config command to modify the binPath variable, or (3) restart the service via the start command.
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score
EPSS Score 0.002
EPSS Ranking 45.9%
CVSS Severity
CVSS v3 Score 7.8
CVSS v2 Score 6.9
References
- http://blogs.adobe.com/psirt/2009/09/potential_photoshop_elements_8.html
- http://retrogod.altervista.org/9sg_adobe_pe_local.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/36895
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/506806/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36542
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022963
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2798
- http://blogs.adobe.com/psirt/2009/09/potential_photoshop_elements_8.html
- http://retrogod.altervista.org/9sg_adobe_pe_local.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/36895
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/506806/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36542
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022963
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2798
Products affected by CVE-2009-3489
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cpe:2.3:a:adobe:photoshop_elements:8.0