CVE-2005-4505 - CVE House
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Status published High CVE-2005-4505

Unquoted Windows search path vulnerability in McAfee VirusScan Enterprise 8.0i...

Vulnerability Description

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.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

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Affected Vendor

Affected Software

common management agent, virusscan enterprise
Vulnerable Versions:
3.5, 8.0i

Timeline

Official Publish: December 23rd, 2005
Last Modified: August 7th, 2024
Added to House: July 18th, 2026

CVSS Vectors

Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.