Privilege Escalation in Carbon Copy 6.0.5257 through Help Topic Interface

CVE-2004-1624 · HIGH Severity

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

Carbon Copy 6.0.5257 does not drop system privileges when opening external programs through the help topic interface, which allows local users to gain privileges via (1) the help topic interface in CCW32.exe, which launches Notepad, or (2) the help button in the Carbon Copy Scheduler (CCSched.exe).

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