CVE-2005-1372 Privilege escalation in n/a

Medium 4.6 Published 2 May 2005 Updated 7 Aug 2024

Local users can gain elevated privileges by exploiting improper privilege dropping in the Help menu of BakBone NetVault.

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-2005-1372?

CVE-2005-1372 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 2 May 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

nvstatsmngr.exe process in BakBone NetVault 7.1 does not properly drop privileges before opening files, which allows local users to gain privileges via the Help menu.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-1372?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Bakbone Netvault.

How do I fix CVE-2005-1372?

No fix has been published for CVE-2005-1372 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2005-1372 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2005-1372 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-m4jr-h6p3-v5c5.