CVE-2007-4785 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Sony Micro Vault Fingerprint Access Software, as distributed with Sony Micro Vault USM-F USB flash drives, installs a driver that hides a directory under %WINDIR%, which might allow remote attackers to bypass malware detection by placing files in this directory.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Sony	Micro Vault Fingerprint Access Software

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:sony:micro_vault_fingerprint_access_software:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

No data.

References

Link	Providers
https://www.spirityenterprise.com/mdr-for-endpoint
https://www.spirityenterprise.com/virtual-ciso
http://hiltont.blogspot.com/2007/08/sony-rootkit-version-2.html
http://observed.de/?entnum=101
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3118
http://www.computerdefense.org/?p=380
http://www.f-secure.com/weblog/archives/archive-082007.html#00001263
http://www.f-secure.com/weblog/archives/archive-082007.html#00001266
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/478149/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/478315/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/478357/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/478365/100/0/threaded

History

No history.

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2007-09-10T21:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T15:08:33.907Z

Reserved: 2007-09-10T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2007-4785

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2007-09-10T21:17:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467

Link: CVE-2007-4785

Redhat

No data.

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