Vulnerabilities > CVE-2004-0831 - Local Security vulnerability in Virusscan 4.5/4.5.1

047910
CVSS 7.2 - HIGH
Attack vector
LOCAL
Attack complexity
LOW
Privileges required
NONE
Confidentiality impact
COMPLETE
Integrity impact
COMPLETE
Availability impact
COMPLETE
local
low complexity
mcafee

Summary

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.

Vulnerable Configurations

Part Description Count
Application
Mcafee
2