CVE-2004-1149
Computer Associates eTrust EZ Antivirus 7.0.0 to 7.0.4, including 7.0.1.4, installs its files...
Computer Associates eTrust EZ Antivirus 7.0.0 to 7.0.4, including 7.0.1.4, installs its files with insecure permissions (ACLs), which allows local users to gain privileges by replacing critical programs with malicious ones, as demonstrated using VetMsg.exe.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Computer Associates eTrust EZ Antivirus 7.0.0 to 7.0.4, including 7.0.1.4, installs its files with insecure permissions (ACLs), which allows local users to gain privileges by replacing critical programs with malicious ones, as demonstrated using VetMsg.exe.
- Record
CVE-2004-1149- CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 High
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Computer Associates eTrust EZ Antivirus 7.0.0 to 7.0.4, including 7.0.1.4, installs its files with insecure permissions (ACLs), which allows local users to gain privileges by replacing critical programs with malicious ones, as demonstrated using VetMsg.exe.
- Record
CVE-2004-1149- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2004-1147 No score
Computer Associates eTrust EZ Antivirus 7.0.0 to 7.0.4, including 7.0.1.4, installs its files with insecure permissions (ACLs), which allows local users to gain privileges by replacing critical programs with malicious ones, as demonstrated using VetMsg.exe.
- Record
EUVD-2004-1147- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-3x36-8c4c-qcgh No score
Computer Associates eTrust EZ Antivirus 7.0.0 to 7.0.4, including 7.0.1.4, installs its files...
Computer Associates eTrust EZ Antivirus 7.0.0 to 7.0.4, including 7.0.1.4, installs its files with insecure permissions (ACLs), which allows local users to gain privileges by replacing critical programs with malicious ones, as demonstrated using VetMsg.exe.
- Record
GHSA-3x36-8c4c-qcgh- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2004-1149 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.2) in Broadcom Etrust Ez Antivirus, published December 22, 2004. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.41%, the 35th percentile. No source names a fixed version.