CVE-2004-1624

HIGH 7.2CVE-2004-1624 · Published 21/10/2004 · updated 16/06/2026

In short

CVE-2004-1624 is a HIGH (CVSS 7.2) vulnerability affecting carbon copy (altiris).
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS): 0.34%, higher than 27.7% of all vulnerabilities.
No patched version is listed yet: follow the vendor's advisory in References.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
carbon copy altiris	`= 5.0= 6.0`	No fix yet

Description

Carbon Copy 6.0.5257 does not drop system privileges when opening external programs through the help topic interface, which allows local users to gain privileges via (1) the help topic interface in CCW32.exe, which launches Notepad, or (2) the help button in the Carbon Copy Scheduler (CCSched.exe).

References

marc.info
secunia.com/advisories/12962 · Vendor Advisory
securityfocus.com/bid/11500 · Vendor Advisory
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17838

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