CVE-2007-1538

3 documents3 sources
Severity
7.5HIGH
EPSS
0.2%
top 62.96%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
1
Mcafee Virusscan Enterprise
Timeline
PublishedMar 20
Latest updateMay 1

Description

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 t…

CVSS vector

AV:N/AC:L/C:P/I:P/A:PExploitability: 10.0 | Impact: 6.4

Affected Packages1 packages

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-8hqh-p9h5-r8wj: ** DISPUTED ** McAfee VirusScan Enterprise 8↗2022-05-01
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CVEList
CVE-2007-1538: McAfee VirusScan Enterprise 8↗2007-03-20
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CVE-2007-1538 (HIGH CVSS 7.5) | McAfee VirusScan Enterprise 8.5.0.i | cvebase.io