VDB-156532 · CVE-2020-7279 · GCVE-0-2020-7279

McAfee Intrusion Prevention System up to 8.0.0 Patch 14 on Windows DLL Loader insufficient privileges

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as critical has been identified in McAfee Intrusion Prevention System up to 8.0.0 Patch 14 on Windows. This affects an unknown part of the component DLL Loader. Executing a manipulation can lead to insufficient privileges. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2020-7279. The attack is restricted to local execution. No exploit exists. It is advisable to implement a patch to correct this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in McAfee Intrusion Prevention System up to 8.0.0 Patch 14 on Windows and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects an unknown code block of the component DLL Loader. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a insufficient privileges vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-274. The product does not handle or incorrectly handles when it has insufficient privileges to perform an operation, leading to resultant weaknesses. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

DLL Search Order Hijacking Vulnerability in the installer component of McAfee Host Intrusion Prevention System (Host IPS) for Windows prior to 8.0.0 Patch 15 Update allows attackers with local access to execute arbitrary code via execution from a compromised folder.

The weakness was disclosed 06/10/2020 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at kc.mcafee.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2020-7279 since 01/21/2020. The attack needs to be approached locally. Additional levels of successful authentication are required for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

Applying the patch 8.0.0 Patch 15 is able to eliminate this problem.

Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Vendor

McAfee

Name

Intrusion Prevention System

Version

8.0.0 Patch 14

License

commercial

Website

Vendor: https://www.mcafee.com/

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

CVSSv4info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.2

VulDB Base Score: 4.0
VulDB Temp Score: 3.8
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VulDB Reliability: 🔍

NVD Base Score: 4.6
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Insufficient privileges
CWE: CWE-274 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Partially

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Patch
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Patch: 8.0.0 Patch 15

Timelineinfo

01/21/2020 🔍
06/10/2020 +141 days 🔍
06/11/2020 +1 days 🔍
10/24/2020 +135 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mcafee.com

Advisory: kc.mcafee.com
Status: Not defined
Confirmation: 🔍

CVE: CVE-2020-7279 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2020-7279
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-156532

Entryinfo

Created: 06/11/2020 12:15
Updated: 10/24/2020 10:23
Changes: 06/11/2020 12:15 (40), 06/11/2020 12:20 (11), 10/24/2020 10:15 (1), 10/24/2020 10:23 (1)
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