CVE-2002-2282

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Published Oct 18, 2007 CVSS 2.0 · 6.9 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

McAfee VirusScan 4.5.1, when the WebScanX.exe module is enabled, searches for particular DLLs from the user's home directory, even when browsing the local hard drive, which allows local users to run arbitrary code via malicious versions of those DLLs.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:virusscan:4.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2002-2260	McAfee VirusScan 4.5.1, when the WebScanX.exe module is enabled, searches for particular DLLs from the user's home directory, even when browsing the local hard drive, which allows local users to run arbitrary code via malicious versions of those DLLs.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.325% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-12/0007.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6288
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/10741

History

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Subscriptions

Mcafee Virusscan

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 8, 2024, 3:59 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Oct 18, 2007, 10:00 AM
Updated: Aug 8, 2024, 3:59 AM
Reserved: Oct 17, 2007, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment No data

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 10:01 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Dec 31, 2002, 5:00 AM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 10:01 PM

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