McAfee Total Protection prior 16.0.43 on Windows QuickClean toctou

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in McAfee Total Protection on Windows. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component QuickClean. This manipulation causes toctou. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2022-0280. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in McAfee Total Protection on Windows. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing of the component QuickClean. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a toctou vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-367. The product checks the state of a resource before using that resource, but the resource's state can change between the check and the use in a way that invalidates the results of the check. This can cause the product to perform invalid actions when the resource is in an unexpected state. As an impact it is known to affect integrity, and availability.

The weakness was published 03/11/2022. The advisory is shared at service.mcafee.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2022-0280 since 01/19/2022. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

Upgrading to version 16.0.43 eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.7

VulDB Base Score: 4.2
VulDB Temp Score: 4.0
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CNA Base Score: 7.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Toctou
CWE: CWE-367 / CWE-362
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Total Protection 16.0.43

Timelineinfo

01/19/2022 🔍
03/11/2022 +51 days 🔍
03/11/2022 +0 days 🔍
03/14/2022 +3 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mcafee.com

Advisory: service.mcafee.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-0280 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-0280
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-194725

Entryinfo

Created: 03/11/2022 11:23
Updated: 03/14/2022 09:31
Changes: 03/11/2022 11:23 (49), 03/14/2022 09:31 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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