CVE-2005-4505 Privilege escalation in n/a
Local attackers can gain privileges by placing a malicious executable in the C: drive, exploiting an unquoted path in McAfee VirusScan Enterprise.
- 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-2005-4505?
CVE-2005-4505 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 23 Dec 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 McAfee VirusScan Enterprise 8.0i (patch 11) and CMA 3.5 (patch 5) might allow local users to gain privileges via a malicious "program.exe" file in the C: folder, which is run by naPrdMgr.exe when it attempts to execute EntVUtil.EXE under an unquoted "Program Files" path.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-4505?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Mcafee Common Management Agent, Mcafee Virusscan Enterprise.
How do I fix CVE-2005-4505?
No fix has been published for CVE-2005-4505 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2005-4505 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2005-4505 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-jx59-j4wf-4x4h.