McAfee Total Protection up to 4.5 on macOS Temp File privileges management
CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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A vulnerability has been found in McAfee Total Protection up to 4.5 on macOS and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown part of the component Temp File Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:
Privilege escalation vulnerability in McAfee Total Protection (ToPS) for Mac OS prior to 4.6 allows local users to gain root privileges via incorrect protection of temporary files.
The weakness was published 06/10/2020. This vulnerability was named CVE-2019-3617 since 01/03/2019. The exploitation appears to be difficult. The attack needs to be approached locally. A single authentication is necessary for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.
Upgrading to version 4.6 eliminates this vulnerability.
Product
Vendor
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Version
License
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.2VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.1
VulDB Base Score: 7.0
VulDB Temp Score: 6.7
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NVD Base Score: 7.5
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CVSSv2
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Exploiting
Class: Privileges managementCWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Local: Yes
Remote: No
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Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligence
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Upgrade: Total Protection 4.6
Timeline
01/03/2019 🔍06/10/2020 🔍
06/10/2020 🔍
10/23/2020 🔍
Sources
Vendor: mcafee.comStatus: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2019-3617 (🔍)
Entry
Created: 06/10/2020 16:06Updated: 10/23/2020 18:34
Changes: 06/10/2020 16:06 (38), 06/10/2020 16:11 (11), 10/23/2020 18:30 (1), 10/23/2020 18:34 (1)
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