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CVE-2005-4505

Unquoted Windows search path vulnerability in McAfee VirusScan Enterprise 8.0i (patch 11) and CMA 3.5 (patch 5) might al

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.

HIGH · CVSS 7.2 EPSS 0.00215
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  • Public exploit or PoC is available
  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
Sigma rules0 YARA rules0
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Affected Products & Versions

2
mcafee common management agentall versions
mcafee virusscan enterpriseall versions
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Public Exploits & PoCs

3
localMcAfee VirusScan 8.0 - Path Specification Privilege Escalationverified
pocwww.securityfocus.com · threadedwww.securityfocus.com
pocwww.securityfocus.com · 16040www.securityfocus.com
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Scoring & Timeline

7.2
HIGH · CVSS v2 (legacy) · cve@mitre.org
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This CVE predates CVSS v3; the legacy v2 score is shown so triage still has a severity to work with.
v2 Vector
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Published to NVD23 Dec 2005 · 12:03 AM
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References & Sources

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Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://reedarvin.thearvins.com/20051222-01.html
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/292
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015404
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/3077
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/23815
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