Vulnerabilities > CVE-2004-1624 - Local Privilege Escalation vulnerability in Altiris Carbon Copy Remote Control System

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
altiris

Summary

Carbon Copy 6.0.5257 does not drop system privileges when opening external programs through the help topic interface, which allows local users to gain privileges via (1) the help topic interface in CCW32.exe, which launches Notepad, or (2) the help button in the Carbon Copy Scheduler (CCSched.exe).

Vulnerable Configurations

Part Description Count
Application
Altiris
2