Insecure Permissions in VirusScan 4.5 and NetShield 4.5 Allow Arbitrary Command Execution

Insecure Permissions in VirusScan 4.5 and NetShield 4.5 Allow Arbitrary Command Execution

CVE-2000-0650 · LOW Severity

AV:L/AC:L/AU:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

The default installation of VirusScan 4.5 and NetShield 4.5 has insecure permissions for the registry key that identifies the AutoUpgrade directory, which allows local users to execute arbitrary commands by replacing SETUP.EXE in that directory with a Trojan Horse.

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