CVE-2007-1538
McAfee VirusScan Enterprise 8.5.0.i uses insecure permissions for certain Windows Registry keys, which allows local users to bypass local password protection via the UIP value in (1) HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\McAfee\DesktopProtection or (2)…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.93%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
McAfee VirusScan Enterprise 8.5.0.i uses insecure permissions for certain Windows Registry keys, which allows local users to bypass local password protection via the UIP value in (1) HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\McAfee\DesktopProtection or (2) HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Network Associates\TVD\VirusScan Entreprise\CurrentVersion. NOTE: this issue has been disputed by third-party researchers, stating that the default permissions for HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE does not allow for write access and the product does not modify the inherited permissions. There might be an interaction error with another product
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 1.93% probability · 79th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- mcafee/virusscan enterprise
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://homepage.mac.com/adonismac/Advisory/bypass_mcafee_entreprise_password.html
- http://homepage.mac.com/adonismac/Advisory/crack_mcafee_password_protection.html
- http://www.osvdb.org/33800
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/463074/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/463091/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/463187/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1017791
- http://homepage.mac.com/adonismac/Advisory/bypass_mcafee_entreprise_password.html
- http://homepage.mac.com/adonismac/Advisory/crack_mcafee_password_protection.html
- http://www.osvdb.org/33800
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/463074/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/463091/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/463187/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1017791
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.