Intel McAfee Email Gateway up to 7.6 File Extension Filter NULL Byte access control
CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Intel McAfee Email Gateway up to 7.6. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block of the component File Extension Filter. The manipulation as part of a NULL Byte leads to a access control vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-264. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
File extension filtering vulnerability in Intel Security McAfee Email Gateway (MEG) before 7.6.404h1128596 allows attackers to fail to identify the file name properly via scanning an email with a forged attached filename that uses a null byte within the filename extension.
The bug was discovered 03/14/2017. The weakness was released 03/14/2017 (Website). The advisory is shared at kc.mcafee.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2016-8005 since 09/09/2016. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.
Upgrading to version 7.6.404h1128596 eliminates this vulnerability.
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.9VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.8
VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 7.0
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NVD Base Score: 6.5
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CVSSv2
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Exploiting
Class: Access controlCWE: CWE-264
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Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Status: Not defined
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OpenVAS ID: 802350
OpenVAS Name: McAfee Email Gateway - Application Protections Bypass
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Threat Intelligence
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Upgrade: McAfee Email Gateway 7.6.404h1128596
Timeline
09/09/2016 🔍03/14/2017 🔍
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08/19/2020 🔍
Sources
Vendor: intel.comAdvisory: kc.mcafee.com
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2016-8005 (🔍)
OSVDB: - CVE-2016-8005 - Intel Security - McAfee Email Gateway - Security Bypass Issue
Entry
Created: 03/15/2017 07:57Updated: 08/19/2020 11:32
Changes: 03/15/2017 07:57 (62), 08/19/2020 11:32 (3)
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