CVE-2009-5152 - Absolute Computrace Agent, as distributed on certain Dell Inspiron systems through 2009, has a race condition with the Dell Client Configuration Utility (DCCU), which allows privileged local users to change Computrace Agent's activation/deactivation status to the factory default via a crafted TaskResult.xml file

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Absolute Computrace Agent, as distributed on certain Dell Inspiron systems through 2009, has a race condition with the Dell Client Configuration Utility (DCCU), which allows privileged local users to change Computrace Agent's activation/deactivation status to the factory default via a crafted TaskResult.xml file

Published May 11, 2018

4.1

MEDIUM

CVSS 3.0

EPSS 0.21%

Description

Absolute Computrace Agent, as distributed on certain Dell Inspiron systems through 2009, has a race condition with the Dell Client Configuration Utility (DCCU), which allows privileged local users to change Computrace Agent's activation/deactivation status to the factory default via a crafted TaskResult.xml file.

Affected products

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Weaknesses (1)

CWE-362

Race Condition

References (1)

https://www.coresecurity.com/system/files/publications/2016/05/Paper-Deactivate-the-Rootkit-AOrtega-ASacco.pdf
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https://www.coresecurity.com/system/files/publications/2016/05/Paper-Deactivate-the-Rootkit-AOrtega-ASacco.pdf		x_refsource_MISCExploitTechnical DescriptionThird Party Advisory

Change history (0)

No recorded changes yet.

Sources

CVE.org / MITRE

Status PUBLISHED

Assigner mitre

Published May 11, 2018

Updated Aug 7, 2024

Reserved May 11, 2018

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CISA Vulnrichment

Updated n/a

NVD

Status Modified

Modified Jun 16, 2026

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Red Hat

Severity n/a

Public date n/a

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