Vulnerability CVE-2004-0831
Published: 2004-09-14   Modified: 2012-02-12

Description:
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.

CVSS2 => (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)

CVSS Base Score
Impact Subscore
Exploitability Subscore
7.2/10
10/10
3.9/10
Exploit range
Attack complexity
Authentication
Local
Low
No required
Confidentiality impact
Integrity impact
Availability impact
Complete
Complete
Complete
Affected software
Mcafee -> Virusscan 

 References:
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=109526269429728&w=2
http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=140&type=vulnerabilities
http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/17367
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