CVE-2005-4525 Privilege escalation in n/a
Local users can gain management control over Sygate Protection Agent by launching and killing the GUI process, triggering a privileged 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-2005-4525?
CVE-2005-4525 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 28 Dec 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
SmcGui.exe in Sygate Protection Agent 5.0 build 6144 allows local users to obtain management control over the agent by executing the GUI (SmcGui.exe) and then killing the process, which causes the privileged management GUI to launch.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-4525?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Sygate Technologies Protection Agent.
How do I fix CVE-2005-4525?
No fix has been published for CVE-2005-4525 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2005-4525 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2005-4525 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-c927-pmgv-cmrp.