CVE Catalog

CVE-2004-2554

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

A vulnerability in Novell Client Firewall (NCF) 2.0, based on Agnitum Outpost Firewall, allows local users to execute arbitrary code with SYSTEM privileges by opening the NCF tray icon and using the Help functionality to launch programs with elevated privileges.

Risk Assessment

A local unprivileged user can gain full control over the system by executing malicious code with the highest privileges, compromising data confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

Recommendation

Apply the security update provided by the vendor immediately, or consider disabling the Help functionality in NCF until patches are deployed.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

Novell Client Firewall (NCF) 2.0, as based on the Agnitum Outpost Firewall, allows local users to execute arbitrary code with SYSTEM privileges by opening the NCF tray icon and using the Help functionality to launch programs with SYSTEM privileges.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS