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CVE-2009-5118 Details

Description

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.

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)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/78448 CVE
https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10013 CVEVendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/78448 [email protected]
https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10013 [email protected]Vendor Advisory

Weakness Enumeration

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

Affected Products

ProductVersions
mcafee virusscan enterprise
<= 8.5i
8.0i
8.0i p11

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:virusscan_enterprise:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:virusscan_enterprise:8.0i:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:virusscan_enterprise:8.0i:p11:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

6 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2009-5118
NVD Published Date:
Aug 22, 2012
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 16, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2009-5118 Details - Not Deferred