CVE-2014-7872
high
CVSS v3
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CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
8.2
Description
Comodo GeekBuddy before 4.18.121 does not restrict access to the VNC server, which allows local users to gain privileges by connecting to the server.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
The vendor-content worker queues fetches as references arrive (check back in a few minutes). Or — if you've already worked around this in production — publish your fix to the community-verified tier.
✚ Propose a mitigation on Community → Mitigations published via the community go through AI scoring + 2 human reviewers + 7-day silent objection window before landing here withsource_tier=community-verified.
Exploits
Public proof-of-concept code below. AS-IS, for defenders and authorised testing only.
Exploit-DB
Comodo GeekBuddy < 4.18.121 - Local Privilege Escalation
Source code queued for fetch — refresh in a moment.
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| comodo | geekbuddy | {"endIncluding":"4.18.120"} | |
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/135841/Comodo-Internet-Security-VNC-Server-Exposure.html
- http://www.osvdb.org/122355
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/37065/
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/135841/Comodo-Internet-Security-VNC-Server-Exposure.html
- http://www.osvdb.org/122355
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/37065/
CWEs
CWE-264
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.