Vulnerability in Altiris Carbon Copy
CVE-2004-1624
Carbon Copy 6.0.5257 does not drop system privileges when opening external programs through the help topic interface, which allows local users to gain privileges via (1) the help topic interface in CCW32.exe, which launches Notepad, or (2) the help button in the Carbon Copy Scheduler (CCSched.exe).
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CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 7.2 (High). Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.003 (26.3th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 26th percentile — 26.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Altiris Carbon Copy — versions 5.0, 6.0
References
- marc.info/ (mailing-list)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/11500 (vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17838 (vdb-entry)
- secunia.com/advisories/12962 (Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)