VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2004-0831
McAfee VirusScan 4.5.1 does not drop SYSTEM privileges before allowing users to browse for files via the "System Scan" properties of the System Tray applet, which could allow local users to gain privileges.
HIGH 7.2EPSS 0.39%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.39%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
McAfee VirusScan 4.5.1 does not drop SYSTEM privileges before allowing users to browse for files via the "System Scan" properties of the System Tray applet, which could allow local users to gain privileges.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 HIGHAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 0.39% probability · 32th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- mcafee/virusscan
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=109526269429728&w=2
- http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=140&type=vulnerabilitiesPatch, Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17367
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=109526269429728&w=2
- http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=140&type=vulnerabilitiesPatch, Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17367
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.