CVE-2007-1538 : McAfee VirusScan Enterprise 8.5.0.i uses insecure permissions for certain Windows Registry keys, which allows local user

McAfee VirusScan Enterprise 8.5.0.i uses insecure permissions for certain Windows Registry keys, which allows local users to bypass local password protection via the UIP value in (1) HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\McAfee\DesktopProtection or (2) HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Network Associates\TVD\VirusScan Entreprise\CurrentVersion. NOTE: this issue has been disputed by third-party researchers, stating that the default permissions for HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE does not allow for write access and the product does not modify the inherited permissions. There might be an interaction error with another product

Published 2007-03-20 22:19:00

Updated 2024-08-07 13:15:51

Source MITRE

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2007-1538

EPSS FAQ

0.20%

Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History

~ 58 %

Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

CVSS scores for CVE-2007-1538

Base Score	Base Severity	CVSS Vector	Exploitability Score	Impact Score	Score Source	First Seen
7.5	HIGH	AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P	10.0	6.4	NIST
Access Vector: Network Access Complexity: Low Authentication: None Confidentiality Impact: Partial Integrity Impact: Partial Availability Impact: Partial

Products affected by CVE-2007-1538

Mcafee » Virusscan Enterprise » Version: 8.5i
cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:virusscan_enterprise:8.5i:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Vulnerability Details : CVE-2007-1538

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2007-1538

CVSS scores for CVE-2007-1538

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Products affected by CVE-2007-1538