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CVE-2004-0831

Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
Unavailable / Other
Publication date:
14/09/2004
Last modified:
03/04/2025

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.

Impact

Vector 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C CVSS v2.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 7.20 HIGH
Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Confidentiality (C): Complete
Integrity (I): Complete
Availability (A): Complete

Base Score 2.0
7.20
Severity 2.0
HIGH

Vulnerable products and versions

CPE From Up to
cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:virusscan:4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:virusscan:4.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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