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3.6 | $0-$5k | 0.00 |
A vulnerability was found in McAfee VirusScan 4.0.3 (Anti-Malware Software). It has been classified as problematic. Affected is an unknown part of the component Alert File Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on integrity. CVE summarizes:
Mcafee VirusScan 4.03 does not properly restrict access to the alert text file before it is sent to the Central Alert Server, which allows local users to modify alerts in an arbitrary fashion.
The bug was discovered 06/07/2000. The weakness was presented 06/07/2000 by Harry Schmilllson (Website). The advisory is shared for download at archives.neohapsis.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2000-0502. The exploitability is told to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Technical details are unknown but an exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.
After immediately, there has been an exploit disclosed. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k.
Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at X-Force (4641).
Product
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.0VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.6
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VulDB Temp Score: 3.6
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Exploiting
Class: Privileges managementCWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
ATT&CK: T1068
Local: Yes
Remote: No
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Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Timeline
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Sources
Vendor: mcafee.comAdvisory: archives.neohapsis.com
Researcher: Harry Schmilllson
Status: Not defined
CVE: CVE-2000-0502 (🔍)
X-Force: 4641
Vulnerability Center: 6755 - McAfee VirusScan 4.0.3 Allows Reading and Modifying Alerts via Central Alert Server, Medium
SecurityFocus: 1326 - McAfee VirusScan 4.03 Alert File Vulnerability
OSVDB: 6287 - McAfee VirusScan Unauthorized User Alert File Modification
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
Entry
Created: 06/25/2014 11:15Updated: 05/29/2019 09:41
Changes: 06/25/2014 11:15 (65), 05/29/2019 09:41 (1)
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