VDB-1587 · CVE-2005-2186 · SA15961

McAfee IntruShield Security up to 2.1.9.17 Management System fullAccess improper authentication

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in McAfee IntruShield Security up to 2.1.9.17. It has been classified as critical. This vulnerability affects the function fullAccess of the component Management System. Performing a manipulation results in improper authentication. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2005-2186. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in McAfee IntruShield Security up to 2.1.9.17. This affects the function fullAccess of the component Management System. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authentication vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-287. When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, and integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in McAfee IntruShield Security Management System allow remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) thirdMenuName or (2) resourceName parameter to SystemEvent.jsp.

The bug was discovered 07/06/2005. The weakness was disclosed 07/07/2005 by c0ntex (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at derkeiler.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2005-2186 since 07/10/2005. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit.

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. Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at mcafeesecurity.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at OSVDB (17770†), Secunia (SA15961†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1014422†). The entries VDB-1585, VDB-1586, VDB-1588 and VDB-25718 are pretty similar. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Improper authentication
CWE: CWE-287
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Patch: mcafeesecurity.com

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07/06/2005 🔍
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07/08/2005 +1 days 🔍
07/10/2005 +2 days 🔍
07/11/2005 +1 days 🔍
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07/03/2019 +5105 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mcafee.com

Advisory: derkeiler.com
Researcher: c0ntex
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2005-2186 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-2186
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-1587
Secunia: 15961 - McAfee IntruShield Security Management System Vulnerabilities, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 17770 - McAfee IntruShield fullAccess parameter allows attacker elevated privileges
SecurityTracker: 1014422

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Entryinfo

Created: 07/11/2005 16:43
Updated: 07/03/2019 14:51
Changes: 07/11/2005 16:43 (61), 07/03/2019 14:51 (9)
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Cache ID: 216:3E3:103

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