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CVE-2005-15901 exploit

The Altiris Client Service for Windows (ACLIENT.EXE) 6.0.88 allows local users to disable password protection and access the administrative…

Published 21 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
4.6
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
0.9%
percentile 61%
Public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

The Altiris Client Service for Windows (ACLIENT.EXE) 6.0.88 allows local users to disable password protection and access the administrative interface by finding and showing the "Altiris Client Service" hidden window, disabling the password protection, disabling the "Hide client tray icon box" option, then opening the AClient tray icon and using the View Log File option, a different vulnerability than CVE-2004-2070.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

0.92% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 61% of all scored CVEs.

Exploits and detections

  • EDB-24754 Altiris Deployment Solution 5.6 - Client Service Privilege Escalation · local · 2004-11-19

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD2.04.6AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

References

  • osvdb.org /15897 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_OSVDB, x_transferred
  • archives.neohapsis.com /archives/fulldisclosure/2005-04/0614.html · mailing-list, x_refsource_FULLDISC, x_transferred
  • secunia.com /advisories/15159 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred

Sources

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