CVE-2011-1056

Impact

The installer for Metasploit Framework 3.5.1, when running on Windows, uses weak inherited permissions for the Metasploit installation directory, which allows local users to gain privileges by replacing critical files with a Trojan horse.

Affected products

Weakness classification

References

• NVD record
• CVE.org record
• http://blog.metasploit.com/2011/02/metasploit-framework-352-released.html
• http://osvdb.org/70857
• http://secunia.com/advisories/43166
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0371
• http://blog.metasploit.com/2011/02/metasploit-framework-352-released.html
• http://osvdb.org/70857
• http://secunia.com/advisories/43166
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0371