CVE-2005-1590

Severity: medium (CVSS 4.6 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2005-05-16 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

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.

Affected products

Altiris Client Service: 6.0.88
Altiris Deployment Solution: 5.6-sp1, 5.6.181, 6.0

References

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2005-04/0614.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/15159
http://www.osvdb.org/15897
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2005-04/0614.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/15159
http://www.osvdb.org/15897

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