CVE-2004-1624 Privilege escalation in n/a
Local users can gain elevated privileges by exploiting Carbon Copy's failure to drop system privileges when launching external programs via the help interface.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2004-1624?
CVE-2004-1624 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 20 Feb 2005. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Carbon Copy 6.0.5257 does not drop system privileges when opening external programs through the help topic interface, which allows local users to gain privileges via (1) the help topic interface in CCW32.exe, which launches Notepad, or (2) the help button in the Carbon Copy Scheduler (CCSched.exe).
Which versions are affected by CVE-2004-1624?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Altiris Carbon Copy.
How do I fix CVE-2004-1624?
No fix has been published for CVE-2004-1624 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2004-1624 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2004-1624 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-2qwq-f37f-3q37.