7.8
HIGH
CVE-2019-19741
Origin OriginClientService Local Privilege Escalation
Description

Electronic Arts Origin 10.5.55.33574 is vulnerable to local privilege escalation due to arbitrary directory DACL manipulation, a different issue than CVE-2019-19247 and CVE-2019-19248. When Origin.exe connects to the named pipe OriginClientService, the privileged service verifies the client's executable file instead of its in-memory process (which can be significantly different from the executable file due to, for example, DLL injection). Data transmitted over the pipe is encrypted using a static key. Instead of hooking the pipe communication directly via WriteFileEx(), this can be bypassed by hooking the EVP_EncryptUpdate() function of libeay32.dll. The pipe takes the command CreateDirectory to create a directory and adjust the directory DACL. Calls to this function can be intercepted, the directory and the DACL can be replaced, and the manipulated DACL is written. Arbitrary DACL write is further achieved by creating a hardlink in a user-controlled directory that points to (for example) a service binary. The DACL is then written to this service binary, which results in escalation of privileges.

INFO

Published Date :

Feb. 20, 2020, 4:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 7, 2023, 3:07 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2019-19741 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Ea origin
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL Resource
https://medium.com/%40tobiasgyoerfi/ea-origin-10-5-55-33574-createdirectory-arbitrary-dacl-write-privilege-escalation-cve-2019-19741-5f18adfabb27

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  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference MITRE https://medium.com/%40tobiasgyoerfi/ea-origin-10-5-55-33574-createdirectory-arbitrary-dacl-write-privilege-escalation-cve-2019-19741-5f18adfabb27 [No types assigned]
    Removed Reference MITRE https://medium.com/@tobiasgyoerfi/ea-origin-10-5-55-33574-createdirectory-arbitrary-dacl-write-privilege-escalation-cve-2019-19741-5f18adfabb27
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    May. 04, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:ea:origin:*:*:*:*:*:mac_os:*:* versions from (excluding) 10.5.56.33908 OR *cpe:2.3:a:ea:origin:*:*:*:*:*:macos:*:* versions from (excluding) 10.5.56.33908
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 05, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://medium.com/@tobiasgyoerfi/ea-origin-10-5-55-33574-createdirectory-arbitrary-dacl-write-privilege-escalation-cve-2019-19741-5f18adfabb27 No Types Assigned https://medium.com/@tobiasgyoerfi/ea-origin-10-5-55-33574-createdirectory-arbitrary-dacl-write-privilege-escalation-cve-2019-19741-5f18adfabb27 Exploit, Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE NIST NVD-CWE-Other
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:ea:origin:*:*:*:*:*:mac_os:*:* versions up to (excluding) 10.5.56.33908 *cpe:2.3:a:ea:origin:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:* versions up to (excluding) 10.5.56.33908
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.04 }} 0.00%

score

0.05635

percentile

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