McAfee Drive Encryption up to 7.3.0 HF1 DLL Loader uncontrolled search path

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in McAfee Drive Encryption up to 7.3.0 HF1. It has been rated as critical. The affected element is an unknown function of the component DLL Loader. This manipulation causes uncontrolled search path. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2021-31853. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. Applying a patch is the recommended action to fix this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in McAfee Drive Encryption up to 7.3.0 HF1. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function of the component DLL Loader. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a uncontrolled search path vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-427. The product uses a fixed or controlled search path to find resources, but one or more locations in that path can be under the control of unintended actors. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was published 11/10/2021 as SB10374. The advisory is shared at kc.mcafee.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2021-31853 since 04/27/2021. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1574 for this issue.

Applying the patch 7.3.0 HF2 is able to eliminate this problem.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.1

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CNA Base Score: 7.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Uncontrolled search path
CWE: CWE-427 / CWE-426
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Patch: 7.3.0 HF2

Timelineinfo

04/27/2021 🔍
11/10/2021 +197 days 🔍
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11/12/2021 +2 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mcafee.com

Advisory: SB10374
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2021-31853 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2021-31853
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-186445

Entryinfo

Created: 11/10/2021 12:51
Updated: 11/12/2021 09:37
Changes: 11/10/2021 12:51 (50), 11/12/2021 09:37 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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