CVE-2002-2282

medium Trellix
CVSS v3 Base Score
6.9
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
EPSS Score
0.1%
Exploitation probability in 30 days
Top 85% most likely to be exploited
Attack Characteristics
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
M
Confidentiality
C
Integrity
C
Availability
C
Published: December 31, 2002 (8535 days ago)
Last Modified: April 16, 2026
Vendor: Trellix
Source: NVD

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.

CWE

NVD-CWE-Other

Affected Products

mcafee virusscan

References

🔗 archives.neohapsis.com 🔗 www.securityfocus.com 🔗 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com 🔗 archives.neohapsis.com 🔗 www.securityfocus.com