CVE-2007-1538 | BDVDB-2026-23018 Detail
Description#
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
Impact#
No impact statement in the source data.
Weaknesses#
No weakness recorded in the source data.
References#
- http://www.osvdb.org/33800
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/463187/100/0/threaded
- http://homepage.mac.com/adonismac/Advisory/crack_mcafee_password_protection.html
- http://homepage.mac.com/adonismac/Advisory/bypass_mcafee_entreprise_password.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/463074/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/463091/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1017791
Exploit#
No public exploit known
History#
- Version 1Record published in the CVE List.
- Version 2Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.