CVE-2005-4708

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Summary

CVECVE-2005-4708
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2005-12-31 05:00:00 UTC
Updated2025-04-03 01:03:51 UTC
DescriptionAdobe Macromedia MX 2004 products, Captivate, Contribute 2, Contribute 3, and eLicensing client install the Macromedia Licensing Service with the Users group permitted to configure the service, including the path to executable, which allows local users to execute arbitrary code as Local System.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 7.2 from [email protected]

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Problem Types: NVD-CWE-Other | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Local
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Adobe Captivate All All All All
Application Adobe Contribute 2 All All All
Application Adobe Contribute 3 All All All
Application Adobe Director All All All All
Application Adobe Dreamweaver 9.0 All All All
Application Adobe Elicensing All All All All
Application Adobe Fireworks 9.0 All All All
Application Adobe Flash Player All All All All
Application Adobe Flash Player All All pro All
Application Adobe Freehand mx All All All
Application Adobe Studio mx All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
404 Not Found af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.cs.princeton.edu
Macromedia FreeHand eLicensing Function Lets Local Users Gain Elevated Privileges - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 securitytracker.com
Macromedia eLicensing Client Activation Code Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
Macromedia - MPSB05-04 : Potential Security Risk with Macromedia eLicensing Client Activation Code af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.macromedia.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
Macromedia Contribute eLicensing Function Lets Local Users Gain Elevated Privileges - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 securitytracker.com
Macromedia Fireworks eLicensing Function Lets Local Users Gain Elevated Privileges - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 securitytracker.com
US-CERT Vulnerability Note VU#953860 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.kb.cert.org US Government Resource
Macromedia Studio eLicensing Function Lets Local Users Gain Elevated Privileges - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 securitytracker.com
Macromedia Contribute eLicensing Function Lets Local Users Gain Elevated Privileges - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 securitytracker.com
SecurityFocus af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
Macromedia Dreamweaver eLicensing Function Lets Local Users Gain Elevated Privileges - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 securitytracker.com
Macromedia Flash eLicensing Function Lets Local Users Gain Elevated Privileges - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 securitytracker.com
Webmail- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com
Secunia - Advisories - Macromedia Products Privilege Escalation Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Macromedia Director eLicensing Function Lets Local Users Gain Elevated Privileges - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 securitytracker.com
Macromedia Captivate eLicensing Function Lets Local Users Gain Elevated Privileges - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 securitytracker.com
www.osvdb.org/17248 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.osvdb.org
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