Vulnerability in Microsoft Antispyware
CVE-2005-2940
Unquoted Windows search path vulnerability in Microsoft Antispyware 1.0.509 (Beta 1) might allow local users to gain privileges via a malicious "program.exe" file in the C: folder, involving the programs (1) GIANTAntiSpywareMain.exe, (2) gcASNotice.exe, (3) gcasServ.exe, (4) gcasSWUpdater.exe, or (5) GIANTAntiSpywareUpdater.exe. NOTE: it is not clear whether this overlaps CVE-2005-2935.
EPSS: 0.023 (81.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
Affected products
- Microsoft Antispyware — versions 1.0.509
- N/a — versions n/a
References
- cve@mitre.org (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_IDEFENSE, Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)