CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2004-0831

Published: Sep 14, 2004 | Modified: Apr 16, 2026
CVSS 3.x
N/A
Source:
NVD
CVSS 2.x
7.2 HIGH
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
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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.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
VirusscanMcafee4.5 (including)4.5 (including)
VirusscanMcafee4.5.1 (including)4.5.1 (including)

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