CVE-2007-1538

Severity Score

7.8

*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

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

** IMPUGNADA ** McAfee VirusScan Enterprise 8.5.0.i utiliza permisos inseguros para ciertas claves del registro de Windows, lo cual permite a usuarios locales evitar la protección local de contraseñas mediante el valor UIP en (1) HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\McAfee\DesktopProtection o (2) HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Network Associates\TVD\VirusScan Entreprise\CurrentVersion. NOTA: este asunto ha sido impugnado por investigadores de una tercera parte, afirmando que los permisos por defecto para HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE no permiten la escritura y el producto no modifica los permisos heredados. Podría haber un error de interacción con otro producto.

*Credits: N/A

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Partial

Integrity

Partial

Availability

Partial

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2007-03-20 CVE Reserved
2007-03-20 CVE Published
2024-08-07 CVE Updated
2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CAPEC

References (7)

URL	Tag	Source
http://homepage.mac.com/adonismac/Advisory/bypass_mcafee_entreprise_password.html	X_refsource_misc
http://homepage.mac.com/adonismac/Advisory/crack_mcafee_password_protection.html	X_refsource_misc
http://www.osvdb.org/33800	Vdb Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/463074/100/0/threaded	Mailing List
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/463091/100/0/threaded	Mailing List
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/463187/100/0/threaded	Mailing List
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1017791	Vdb Entry

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Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Mcafee Search vendor "Mcafee"		Virusscan Enterprise Search vendor "Mcafee" for product "Virusscan Enterprise"				8.5i Search vendor "Mcafee" for product "Virusscan Enterprise" and version "8.5i"		-		Affected