CVE-2005-4505
McAfee VirusScan 8.0 - Path Specification Privilege Escalation
Severity Score
7.2
*CVSS v2
Exploit Likelihood
*EPSS
Affected Versions
*CPE
Public Exploits
3
*Multiple Sources
Exploited in Wild
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*KEV
Decision
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*SSVC
Descriptions
Unquoted Windows search path vulnerability in McAfee VirusScan Enterprise 8.0i (patch 11) and CMA 3.5 (patch 5) might allow local users to gain privileges via a malicious "program.exe" file in the C: folder, which is run by naPrdMgr.exe when it attempts to execute EntVUtil.EXE under an unquoted "Program Files" path.
*Credits:
N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
- Decision:-
Exploitation
Automatable
Tech. Impact
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
- 2005-12-22 CVE Reserved
- 2005-12-22 First Exploit
- 2005-12-23 CVE Published
- 2023-03-08 EPSS Updated
- 2024-08-07 CVE Updated
- ---------- Exploited in Wild
- ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
CAPEC
References (8)
| URL | Tag | Source |
|---|---|---|
| http://reedarvin.thearvins.com/20051222-01.html | X_refsource_misc | |
| http://securityreason.com/securityalert/292 | Third Party Advisory | |
| http://securitytracker.com/id?1015404 | Vdb Entry | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/3077 | Vdb Entry | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/23815 | Vdb Entry |
| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|---|---|
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/26970 | 2005-12-22 | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/420104/100/0/threaded | 2024-08-07 | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16040 | 2024-08-07 |
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Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | ||||||
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| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | <-- --> | Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status |
| Mcafee Search vendor "Mcafee" | Common Management Agent Search vendor "Mcafee" for product "Common Management Agent" | 3.5 Search vendor "Mcafee" for product "Common Management Agent" and version "3.5" | p5 |
Affected
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| Mcafee Search vendor "Mcafee" | Virusscan Enterprise Search vendor "Mcafee" for product "Virusscan Enterprise" | 8.0i Search vendor "Mcafee" for product "Virusscan Enterprise" and version "8.0i" | p11 |
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