McAfee Data Loss Prevention 9.1/9.2/9.3 RAR Archive denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as problematic has been identified in McAfee Data Loss Prevention 9.1/9.2/9.3. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component RAR Archive Handler. The manipulation results in denial of service. No exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in McAfee Data Loss Prevention 9.1/9.2/9.3 (Data Loss Prevention Software). Affected is an unknown code block of the component RAR Archive Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. This is going to have an impact on availability.

The weakness was published 05/28/2014 as SB10074 / 938810 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is available at kc.mcafee.com. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The advisory points out:

The RAR file preserves CRC values, so when we calculate the CRC value of RAR data and match it with the stored CRC value, we can tell if the RAR file is infected. If infected, McAfee will not extract the RAR file.

Upgrading to version 9.3.2 eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at mcafee.com. Applying the patch 963587_47041 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at mcafee.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability. The advisory contains the following remark:

This vulnerability was solved with stricter CRC checks.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Secunia (SA58886†). Further details are available at kc.mcafee.com. Similar entries are available at VDB-13412 and VDB-13411. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.2

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Physical: No
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Remote: Yes

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Data Loss Prevention 9.3.2
Patch: 963587_47041

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06/02/2014 +5 days 🔍
06/02/2014 +0 days 🔍
04/02/2019 +1765 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mcafee.com

Advisory: SB10074 / 938810
Status: Confirmed

GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-13410
Secunia: 58886 - McAfee Data Loss Prevention Multiple Vulnerabilities, Moderately Critical

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Entryinfo

Created: 06/02/2014 17:40
Updated: 04/02/2019 17:22
Changes: 06/02/2014 17:40 (48), 04/02/2019 17:22 (6)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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