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Doro PDF Writer Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA10438
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Release Date:
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2003-12-16
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Last Update:
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2004-01-20
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Popularity:
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6,365 views
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Critical:
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Less critical
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Impact:
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Privilege escalation
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Where:
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Local system
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Solution Status:
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Vendor Patch
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| Software: | Doro PDF Writer 1.x
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Description:
Ramon Kukla has reported a privilege escalation vulnerability in Doro PDF Writer, which can be exploited by malicious, local users to escalate their privileges.
The problem is that Doro runs with system privileges and allows users to open files with these privileges during the print dialog.
Solution:
Update to version 1.15.
http://www.geocities.com/the_real_sz/misc/doro.htm
Provided and/or discovered by:
Ramon Kukla
Changelog:
2004-01-20: Vendor reports that vulnerability has been fixed in version 1.15.
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