Overview
- 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.
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
- NVD status
- Modified
Risk scores
CVSS 2.0
- Type
- Primary
- Base score
- 7.2
- Impact score
- 10
- Exploitability score
- 3.9
- Vector string
- AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weaknesses
- nvd@nist.gov
- NVD-CWE-Other
Social media
- Hype score
- Not currently trending
Configurations
[
{
"nodes": [
{
"negate": false,
"cpeMatch": [
{
"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:virusscan:4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
"vulnerable": true,
"matchCriteriaId": "1EE9789B-3A6E-4F30-A85F-7A8B075DFF60"
},
{
"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:virusscan:4.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
"vulnerable": true,
"matchCriteriaId": "F31AAED5-60F4-48F6-9DAF-BCB9FC7023D3"
}
],
"operator": "OR"
}
]
}
]