VDB-1588 · CVE-2005-2186 · SA15961

McAfee IntruShield Security up to 2.1.9.17 Management System improper authentication

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in McAfee IntruShield Security up to 2.1.9.17. It has been declared as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Management System. Executing a manipulation can lead to improper authentication. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2005-2186. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in McAfee IntruShield Security up to 2.1.9.17 and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects some unknown processing of the component Management System. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authentication vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-287. When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, and integrity. CVE summarizes:

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 presented 07/07/2005 by c0ntex (Website). The advisory is shared for download at derkeiler.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2005-2186 since 07/10/2005. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

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†). See VDB-1587, VDB-1585, VDB-1586 and VDB-25718 for similar entries. Once again VulDB remains the best source 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

Timelineinfo

07/06/2005 🔍
07/07/2005 +1 days 🔍
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-100-1588
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 15:18
Changes: 07/11/2005 16:43 (60), 07/03/2019 15:18 (9)
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Cache ID: 216:1B7:103

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