First published: Tue Dec 31 2002(Updated: )
Entercept Agent 2.5 agent for Windows, released before May 21, 2002, allows local administrative users to obtain the entercept agent password, which could allow the administrators to log on as the entercept_agent account and conceal their identity.
Credit: cve@mitre.org
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
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Mcafee Entercept Agent | =2.5 |
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CVE-2002-1875 is considered a High severity vulnerability due to the potential for local administrative users to exploit it.
To fix CVE-2002-1875, update to a version of Entercept Agent that was released after May 21, 2002.
CVE-2002-1875 affects all local administrative users of McAfee Entercept Agent version 2.5 on Windows systems.
The impact of CVE-2002-1875 allows local administrative users to obtain the entercept agent password, enabling unauthorized access.
A potential workaround for CVE-2002-1875 is to limit local administrative access or use alternative security measures until a patch can be applied.