CVE-2005-2940 (GCVE-0-2005-2940)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2005-11-18 11:00
Modified
2024-08-07 22:53
Severity ?
CWE
  • n/a
Summary
Unquoted Windows search path vulnerability in Microsoft Antispyware 1.0.509 (Beta 1) might allow local users to gain privileges via a malicious "program.exe" file in the C: folder, involving the programs (1) GIANTAntiSpywareMain.exe, (2) gcASNotice.exe, (3) gcasServ.exe, (4) gcasSWUpdater.exe, or (5) GIANTAntiSpywareUpdater.exe. NOTE: it is not clear whether this overlaps CVE-2005-2935.
References
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15448 vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID
http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=340&type=vulnerabilities third-party-advisory, x_refsource_IDEFENSE
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015226 vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
n/a n/a Version: n/a
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