FKIE_CVE-2009-5118

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2012-08-22 10:42 - Updated: 2025-04-11 00:51
Severity ?
Summary
Untrusted search path vulnerability in McAfee VirusScan Enterprise before 8.7i allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in an unspecified directory, as demonstrated by scanning a document located on a remote share.
References
cve@mitre.orghttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/78448
cve@mitre.orghttps://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10013Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/78448
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10013Vendor Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
mcafee virusscan_enterprise *
mcafee virusscan_enterprise 8.0i
mcafee virusscan_enterprise 8.0i
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  "evaluatorComment": "Per: http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/426.html\r\n\r\n\u0027CWE-426 Untrusted Search Path\u0027\r\n",
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  "lastModified": "2025-04-11T00:51:21.963",
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