VDB-159338 · CVE-2020-7298 · GCVE-0-2020-7298

McAfee Total Protection up to 16.0.R25 Real-Time Scan denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in McAfee Total Protection up to 16.0.R25 and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component Real-Time Scan Handler. Such manipulation leads to denial of service. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2020-7298. The attack must be carried out locally. There is no available exploit. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in McAfee Total Protection up to 16.0.R25. Affected by this issue is an unknown code of the component Real-Time Scan Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. Impacted is availability. CVE summarizes:

Unexpected behavior violation in McAfee Total Protection (MTP) prior to 16.0.R26 allows local users to turn off real time scanning via a specially crafted object making a specific function call.

The weakness was presented 08/05/2020 (Website). The advisory is available at service.mcafee.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2020-7298 since 01/21/2020. The exploitation is known to be difficult. Local access is required to approach this attack. A simple authentication is needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

Upgrading to version 16.0.R26 eliminates this vulnerability.

See VDB-157650, VDB-157651 and VDB-157652 for similar entries. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

Productinfo

Vendor

McAfee

Name

Total Protection

Version

16.0.R25

License

commercial

Website

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

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.9

VulDB Base Score: 2.5
VulDB Temp Score: 2.4
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NVD Base Score: 7.5
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Exploitinginfo

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

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Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Total Protection 16.0.R26

Timelineinfo

01/21/2020 🔍
08/05/2020 +197 days 🔍
08/06/2020 +1 days 🔍
11/07/2020 +93 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mcafee.com

Advisory: service.mcafee.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2020-7298 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2020-7298
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-159338
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Entryinfo

Created: 08/06/2020 08:12
Updated: 11/07/2020 09:25
Changes: 08/06/2020 08:12 (40), 08/06/2020 08:17 (11), 11/07/2020 09:25 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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