Vulnerability in Mcafee Common Management Agent
CVE-2005-4505
Unquoted Windows search path vulnerability in McAfee VirusScan Enterprise 8.0i (patch 11) and CMA 3.5 (patch 5) might allow local users to gain privileges via a malicious "program.exe" file in the C: folder, which is run by naPrdMgr.exe when it attempts to execute EntVUtil.EXE under an unquoted "Program Files" path.
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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: 0.010 (60.9th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 61st percentile — 60.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.010 · newest: 0.010 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Mcafee Common Management Agent — versions 3.5
- Mcafee Virusscan Enterprise — versions 8.0i
References
- reedarvin.thearvins.com/20051222-01.html
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/420104/100/0/threaded (Vendor Advisory, mailing-list, Exploit)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/23815 (vdb-entry)
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/3077 (vdb-entry)
- securitytracker.com/id (vdb-entry)
- securityreason.com/securityalert/292 (third-party-advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/16040 (Exploit, vdb-entry)