CVE-2009-5152 | BDVDB-2026-100608 Detail

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.

Impact#

No impact statement in the source data.

Weaknesses#

No weakness recorded in the source data.

References#

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

Exploit#

No public exploit known

History#

Version 12018-05-11Record published in the CVE List.
Version 22024-08-07Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.