01 Record
CVE-2004-0831
McAfee VirusScan 4.5.1 does not drop SYSTEM privileges before allowing users to browse for files via the "System Scan" properties of the System Tray applet, which could allow local users to gain
UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: mitre
CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector
02 Description
McAfee VirusScan 4.5.1 does not drop SYSTEM privileges before allowing users to browse for files via the "System Scan" properties of the System Tray applet, which could allow local users to gain
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 0.38% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 32.4% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2004-09-24 04:00Z22 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-08 00:31Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2004-09-07
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- No CWE assigned
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 84c161ceb6fae40919a3a5f9af92102bdc4a87a5202eb03734eb1484c5d0e381
05 Affected products
VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
06 References
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.commcafee-virusscan-gain-privileges(17367)https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17367
- www.idefense.com20040914 McAfee VirusScan Privilege Escalation Vulnerabilityhttp://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=140&type=vulnerabilities
- marc.info20040915 McAfee VirusScan Privilege Escalation Vulnerability [iDEFENSE]http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=109526269429728&w=2