CVE-2014-5453

published 2014-08-25

CVE-2014-5453: Ubisoft Uplay PC before 4.6.1.3217 use weak permissions (Everyone: Full Control) for the program installation directory (%PROGRAMFILES%\Ubisoft Game Launcher)…

Priority P4 33 high 7.2 CVSS 2.0

AV L AC L Au N C C I C A C

EXPLOIT

Ubisoft Uplay PC before 4.6.1.3217 use weak permissions (Everyone: Full Control) for the program installation directory (%PROGRAMFILES%\Ubisoft Game Launcher), which allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse file.

Affected

2 ranges

Vendor	Product	Version range	Fixed in
ubi	uplay_pc	<= 4.6.3208	—
ubi	uplay_pc	—	—

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