CVE Catalog

CVE-2005-4505

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

An unquoted Windows search path vulnerability in McAfee VirusScan Enterprise 8.0i (patch 11) and CMA 3.5 (patch 5) allows local users to gain privileges by placing a malicious "program.exe" file in the C: folder, which is executed by naPrdMgr.exe when it attempts to run EntVUtil.EXE.

Risk Assessment

The organization faces a risk of privilege escalation by local users, potentially leading to unauthorized access to critical system resources and data.

Recommendation

Apply the patches provided by McAfee immediately and ensure all paths in configurations are properly quoted to prevent similar attacks.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

Unquoted Windows search path vulnerability in McAfee VirusScan Enterprise 8.0i (patch 11) and CMA 3.5 (patch 5) might allow local users to gain privileges via a malicious "program.exe" file in the C: folder, which is run by naPrdMgr.exe when it attempts to execute EntVUtil.EXE under an unquoted "Program Files" path.

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