CVE-2005-2940 Privilege escalation in n/a
Local attackers can gain privileges by placing a malicious executable in the C: drive due to unquoted search paths in Microsoft Antispyware.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2005-2940?
CVE-2005-2940 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 18 Nov 2005. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Unquoted Windows search path vulnerability in Microsoft Antispyware 1.0.509 (Beta 1) might allow local users to gain privileges via a malicious "program.exe" file in the C: folder, involving the programs (1) GIANTAntiSpywareMain.exe, (2) gcASNotice.exe, (3) gcasServ.exe, (4) gcasSWUpdater.exe, or (5) GIANTAntiSpywareUpdater.exe. NOTE: it is not clear whether this overlaps CVE-2005-2935.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-2940?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Microsoft Antispyware.
How do I fix CVE-2005-2940?
No fix has been published for CVE-2005-2940 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2005-2940 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2005-2940 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-c34j-ggrv-8pmc.