CVE-2002-2282

CVE-2002-2282 describes a DLL hijacking vulnerability in McAfee VirusScan 4.5.1. When the WebScanX.exe module is active, it insecurely searches for specific DLLs in the user's home directory, even during local hard drive browsing. This allows a local attacker to execute arbitrary code by placing malicious DLLs in that directory. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 6.9, indicating high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, with medium attack complexity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this older vulnerability.