VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2002-2282
McAfee VirusScan 4.5.1, when the WebScanX.exe module is enabled, searches for particular DLLs from the user's home directory, even when browsing the local hard drive, which allows local users to run arbitrary code via malicious versions of those DLLs.
MEDIUM 6.9EPSS 0.33%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.33%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
McAfee VirusScan 4.5.1, when the WebScanX.exe module is enabled, searches for particular DLLs from the user's home directory, even when browsing the local hard drive, which allows local users to run arbitrary code via malicious versions of those DLLs.
- CVSS 2.0
- 6.9 MEDIUMAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 0.33% probability · 25th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- mcafee/virusscan
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-12/0007.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6288
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/10741
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-12/0007.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6288
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/10741
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.