GOG Galaxy 1.2.48.36 on 64-bit Installer privilege escalation

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in GOG Galaxy 1.2.48.36 on 64-bit. This vulnerability affects the functionality of the component Installer. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privilege escalation vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-264. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The bug was discovered 03/26/2019. The weakness was published 05/30/2019. This vulnerability was named CVE-2018-4048 since 01/02/2018. Local access is required to approach this attack. The successful exploitation requires a single authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 05/31/2019).

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 65 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

Vendor

• GOG

Name

• Galaxy

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.8

VulDB Base Score: 7.8
VulDB Temp Score: 7.8
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NVD Base Score: 7.8
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Class: Privilege escalation (CWE-264)
Local: Yes
Remote: No

Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfoedit

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Remediation: 🔍Recommended: no mitigation known

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01/02/2018 CVE assigned
03/26/2019 +448 days Vulnerability found
05/30/2019 +65 days Advisory disclosed
05/31/2019 +1 days VulDB entry created
05/31/2019 +0 days VulDB last update
CVE: CVE-2018-4048 (🔒)
OSVDB: - GOG Galaxy temp directory privilege escalation
Created: 05/31/2019 06:45 AM
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