CVE-2006-4886: Race Condition
First published: Tue Sep 19 2006(Updated: )
The VirusScan On-Access Scan component in McAfee VirusScan Enterprise 7.1.0 and Scan Engine 4.4.00 allows local privileged users to bypass security restrictions and disable the On-Access Scan option by opening the program via the task bar and quickly clicking the Disable button, possibly due to an interface-related race condition.
Credit: cve@mitre.org
| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| Mcafee Scan Engine | =4.4.00 | |
| Mcafee Virusscan Enterprise | =7.1.0 |
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