CVE-2005-4505 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Unquoted Windows search path vulnerability in McAfee VirusScan Enterprise 8.0i (patch 11) and CMA 3.5 (patch 5) might allow local users to gain privileges via a malicious "program.exe" file in the C: folder, which is run by naPrdMgr.exe when it attempts to execute EntVUtil.EXE under an unquoted "Program Files" path.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00215.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Mcafee	Common Management Agent Virusscan Enterprise

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:common_management_agent:3.5:p5::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:virusscan_enterprise:8.0i:p11::::::

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2005-4500	Unquoted Windows search path vulnerability in McAfee VirusScan Enterprise 8.0i (patch 11) and CMA 3.5 (patch 5) might allow local users to gain privileges via a malicious "program.exe" file in the C: folder, which is run by naPrdMgr.exe when it attempts to execute EntVUtil.EXE under an unquoted "Program Files" path.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
http://reedarvin.thearvins.com/20051222-01.html
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/292
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015404
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/420104/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16040
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/3077
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/23815

History

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2005-12-23T00:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-07T23:46:05.544Z

Reserved: 2005-12-22T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2005-4505

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2005-12-23T00:03:00.000

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

Link: CVE-2005-4505

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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