CVE-2007-1538

McAfee VirusScan Enterprise 8.5.0.i uses insecure permissions for certain Windows Registry keys, which allows local users to bypass local password protection…

published March 20, 2007

CVSS
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EPSS
2%
Percentile
80.4
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.01992 · 80.4th percentile
Published
2007-03-20T22:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 20 MAR 22:00Z
    McAfee VirusScan Enterprise 8.5.0.i uses insecure permissions for certain Windows Registry keys, which allows local users to bypass local password protection…
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