CVE-2014-5455 (GCVE-0-2014-5455)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2014-08-25 16:00 – Updated: 2026-05-28 17:46
VLAI
Summary
Unquoted Windows search path vulnerability in the ptservice service prior to PrivateTunnel version 3.0 (Windows) and OpenVPN Connect version 3.1 (Windows) allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted program.exe file in the %SYSTEMDRIVE% folder.
Severity
5.3 (Medium)
SSVC
Exploitation: poc
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
CWE
- n/a
- CWE-428 - Unquoted Search Path or Element
Assigner
References
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|---|---|
| http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/34037 | exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB |
| http://www.zeroscience.mk/en/vulnerabilities/ZSL-… | x_refsource_MISC |
| http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/127439/OpenV… | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://h20566.www2.hp.com/portal/site/hpsc/publi… | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_HP |
| http://osvdb.org/show/osvdb/109007 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB |
| https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelist/pull/3909/c… | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelist/pull/3909 | x_refsource_MISC |
Date Public
2014-07-11 00:00
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Experimental. This forecast is provided for visualization only and may change without notice. Do not use it for operational decisions.
Forecast uses a logistic model when the trend is rising, or an exponential decay model when the trend is falling. Fitted via linearized least squares.
Sightings
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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.
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