CVE-2000-1128

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Summary

CVECVE-2000-1128
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2001-01-09 05:00:00 UTC
Updated2008-09-05 20:22:00 UTC
DescriptionThe default configuration of McAfee VirusScan 4.5 does not quote the ImagePath variable, which improperly sets the search path and allows local users to place a Trojan horse "common.exe" program in the C:\Program Files directory.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: NVD-CWE-Other

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Mcafee Virusscan 4.5 All All All
Application Mcafee Virusscan 4.5 All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
McAfee VirusScan 4.5 Unquoted ImagePath Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
Neohapsis Archives - NTBugtraq - Elevation of Privileges Exploit with McAfee VirusScan 4.5 - From [email protected] NTBUGTRAQ archives.neohapsis.com Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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