CVE-2000-1128

Severity

46%

Complexity

39%

Confidentiality

106%

The default configuration of McAfee VirusScan 4.5 does not quote the ImagePath variable, which improperly sets the search path and allows local users to place a Trojan horse "common.exe" program in the C:\Program Files directory.

The default configuration of McAfee VirusScan 4.5 does not quote the ImagePath variable, which improperly sets the search path and allows local users to place a Trojan horse "common.exe" program in the C:\Program Files directory.

CVSS 2.0 Base Score 4.6. CVSS Attack Vector: local. CVSS Attack Complexity: low. CVSS Vector: (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P).

Overview

First reported 24 years ago

2001-01-09 05:00:00

Last updated 16 years ago

2008-09-05 20:22:00

Affected Software

McAfee VirusScan 4.5

4.5

References

20001103 Elevation of Privileges Exploit with McAfee VirusScan 4.5

Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory

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Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory

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