Vulnerability in Microworld Technologies Escan Anti-Virus
CVE-2007-4649
MicroWorld eScan Virus Control 9.0.722.1, Anti-Virus 9.0.722.1, and Internet Security 9.0.722.1 use weak permissions (Everyone:Full Control) for their installation directory trees, which allows local users to gain privileges by replacing application files, as demonstrated by traysser.exe.
Published · last modified .
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: 0.009 (57.7th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 58th percentile — 57.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.009 · newest: 0.009 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Microworld Technologies Escan Anti-Virus — versions 9.0.722.1
- Microworld Technologies Escan Internet Security — versions 9.0.722.1
- Microworld Technologies Escan Virus Control — versions 9.0.722.1
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- securityreason.com/securityalert/3085 (third-party-advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/25493 (Exploit, vdb-entry)
- secunia.com/advisories/26581 (Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2007-August/065509.html (mailing-list, Exploit)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36367 (vdb-entry)