CVE-2014-2848: tenable nessus Race Condition

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2014-2848 is a medium (CVSS 6.9) Race Condition vulnerability in tenable nessus. EPSS estimates a 0.24% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 13.7% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 11-04-2014
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 17-09-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

A race condition in the wmi_malware_scan.nbin plugin before 201402262215 for Nessus 5.2.1 allows local users to gain privileges by replacing the dissolvable agent executable in the Windows temp directory with a Trojan horse program.

• CWE-362Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')The product contains a concurrent code sequence that requires temporary, exclusive access to a shared resource, but a timing window exists in which the shared resource can be modified by another code sequence operating concurrently.