CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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5.3 | $5k-$25k | 0.00 |
A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in McAfee Application Control 5.1.2. Affected is an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-264. This is going to have an impact on integrity. CVE summarizes:
McAfee Application Control and Change Control 5.1.x and 6.0.0 do not enforce an intended password requirement in certain situations involving attributes of the password file, which allows local users to bypass authentication by executing a command.
The weakness was disclosed 08/22/2012 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at kc.mcafee.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2012-4593 since 08/22/2012. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 01/24/2018). The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.
There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.
Product
Vendor
Name
Version
License
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.3
VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.3
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍
CVSSv2
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Exploiting
Class: Access controlCWE: CWE-264
ATT&CK: T1068
Local: No
Remote: Yes
Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined
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EPSS Percentile: 🔍
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Threat Intelligence
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Countermeasures
Recommended: no mitigation knownStatus: 🔍
0-Day Time: 🔍
Timeline
08/22/2012 🔍08/22/2012 🔍
08/22/2012 🔍
03/23/2015 🔍
01/24/2018 🔍
Sources
Vendor: mcafee.comAdvisory: kc.mcafee.com
Status: Not defined
Confirmation: 🔍
CVE: CVE-2012-4593 (🔍)
Entry
Created: 03/23/2015 16:50Updated: 01/24/2018 10:17
Changes: 03/23/2015 16:50 (44), 01/24/2018 10:17 (2)
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