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.
Advisories
Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2004-0829 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.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-08T00:31:47.790Z

Reserved: 2004-09-07T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2004-0831

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2004-09-14T04:00:00.000

Modified: 2025-04-03T01:03:51.193

Link: CVE-2004-0831

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