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CVE-2007-1538

McAfee VirusScan Enterprise 8.5.0.i uses insecure permissions for certain Windows Registry keys, which allows local user

McAfee VirusScan Enterprise 8.5.0.i uses insecure permissions for certain Windows Registry keys, which allows local users to bypass local password protection via the UIP value in (1) HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\McAfee\DesktopProtection or (2) HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Network Associates\TVD\VirusScan Entreprise\CurrentVersion. NOTE: this issue has been disputed by third-party researchers, stating that the default permissions for HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE does not allow for write access and the product does not modify the inherited permissions. There might be an interaction error with another product.

HIGH · CVSS 7.5 EPSS 0.00162
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  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
Sigma rules0 YARA rules0
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Affected Products & Versions

1
mcafee virusscan enterpriseall versions
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Scoring & Timeline

7.5
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:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Published to NVD20 Mar 2007 · 10:19 PM
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References & Sources

7
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://homepage.mac.com/adonismac/Advisory/bypass_mcafee_entreprise_password.html
http://homepage.mac.com/adonismac/Advisory/crack_mcafee_password_protection.html
http://www.osvdb.org/33800
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/463074/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/463091/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/463187/100/0/threaded
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