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CVE-2007-1538 Details

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

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
http://homepage.mac.com/adonismac/Advisory/bypass_mcafee_entreprise_password.html CVE
http://homepage.mac.com/adonismac/Advisory/crack_mcafee_password_protection.html CVE
http://www.osvdb.org/33800 CVE
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/463074/100/0/threaded CVE
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/463091/100/0/threaded CVE

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
NVD-CWE-OtherWeakness Not in a Standard CWE Category[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
mcafee virusscan enterprise
8.5i

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:virusscan_enterprise:8.5i:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

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QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2007-1538
NVD Published Date:
Mar 20, 2007
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 16, 2026
Source:
[email protected]