McAfee VirusScan Enterprise up to 8.8 Patch 8 Scriptscan COM Object memory corruption
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A vulnerability was found in McAfee VirusScan Enterprise up to 8.8 Patch 8 (Anti-Malware Software). It has been classified as problematic. Affected is an unknown part of the component Scriptscan COM Object. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. This is going to have an impact on availability. CVE summarizes:
A memory corruption vulnerability in Scriptscan COM Object in McAfee VirusScan Enterprise 8.8 Patch 8 and earlier allows remote attackers to create a Denial of Service on the active Internet Explorer tab via a crafted HTML link.
The bug was discovered 04/11/2017. The weakness was disclosed 04/25/2017 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at kc.mcafee.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2016-8030 since 09/09/2016. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 100125 (McAfee VirusScan Enterprise < 8.8 Patch 9 Scriptscan COM Object DoS (SB10194)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 370617 (McAfee Anti-Malware Scan Engine Multiple Vulnerabilities (SB10190)).
Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published before and not just after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (100125). The entry 99138 is pretty similar.
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Class: Memory corruptionCWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 100125
Nessus Name: McAfee VirusScan Enterprise < 8.8 Patch 9 Scriptscan COM Object DoS (SB10194)
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OpenVAS ID: 800619
OpenVAS Name: McAfee VirusScan Enterprise CVE-2016-8030 Memory Corruption Vulnerability (Windows)
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Timeline
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Sources
Vendor: mcafee.comAdvisory: kc.mcafee.com
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2016-8030 (🔍)
SecurityFocus: 98041 - McAfee VirusScan Enterprise CVE-2016-8030 Memory Corruption Vulnerability
OSVDB: - CVE-2016-8030 - McAfee VirusScan Enterprise - Memory Corruption Issue
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Entry
Created: 04/25/2017 22:43Changes: 04/25/2017 22:43 (80)
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