CVE-2004-1149 describes a privilege escalation vulnerability in Computer Associates eTrust EZ Antivirus versions 7.0.0 through 7.0.4. Insecure file permissions (ACLs) allowed local users to replace critical program files, such as VetMsg.exe, with malicious executables, thereby gaining elevated privileges. With a CVSS score of 7.2 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C), this vulnerability is easily exploitable locally with high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While there is no known active exploitation, public exploit code, or Metasploit/Nuclei modules, the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion, indicating awareness among security researchers.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
7.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:etrust_ez_antivirus:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:etrust_ez_antivirus:7.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.0.1.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:etrust_ez_antivirus:7.0.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.0.1.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:etrust_ez_antivirus:7.0.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.0.1.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:etrust_ez_antivirus:7.0.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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