# CVE-2009-5150: Absolute Computrace Agent V80.845 and V80.866 does not have a digital signature for the configuration block, which allows attackers to set u

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2018-05-11 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Absolute Computrace Agent V80.845 and V80.866 does not have a digital signature for the configuration block, which allows attackers to set up communication with a web site other than the intended search.namequery.com site by modifying data within a disk's inter-partition space. This allows a privileged local user to execute arbitrary code even after that user loses access and all disk partitions are reformatted.

## What to do

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## References

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

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