CVE Catalog

CVE-2005-0352

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

The vulnerability in Servers Alive versions 4.1 and 5.0, when running as a service, does not drop SYSTEM privileges before loading the local manual from the help menu. This allows local users to escalate their privileges.

Risk Assessment

The risk is that a local user can gain elevated privileges, which could lead to unauthorized access to the system and potential full control.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update Servers Alive to the latest version that fixes this vulnerability, or apply the appropriate security patches from the vendor.

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Original NVD description (English source)

Servers Alive 4.1 and 5.0, when running as a service, does not drop SYSTEM privileges before loading local manual under the help menu, which allows local users to gain privileges.

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