CVE Catalog

CVE-2005-1107

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

McAfee Internet Security Suite 2005 uses insecure default ACLs for installed files, which allows local users to gain privileges or disable protection by modifying certain files.

Risk Assessment

The risk is that a local user without administrator privileges can escalate their privileges or completely disable the security features of the suite, compromising system integrity and availability.

Recommendation

It is recommended to immediately update to a newer version of McAfee Internet Security Suite that fixes this vulnerability, or manually correct the ACL permissions for installation files.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

McAfee Internet Security Suite 2005 uses insecure default ACLs for installed files, which allows local users to gain privileges or disable protection by modifying certain files.

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