McAfee VirusScan 4.5.1 WebScanX.exe privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in McAfee VirusScan 4.5.1. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the file WebScanX.exe. Executing a manipulation can lead to privileges management. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2002-2282. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in McAfee VirusScan 4.5.1 (Anti-Malware Software). It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects some unknown functionality of the file WebScanX.exe. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

McAfee VirusScan 4.5.1, when the WebScanX.exe module is enabled, searches for particular DLLs from the user s home directory, even when browsing the local hard drive, which allows local users to run arbitrary code via malicious versions of those DLLs.

The weakness was shared 12/31/2002 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at archives.neohapsis.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2002-2282 since 10/17/2007. The attack needs to be approached locally. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 06/12/2018). The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (10741) and SecurityFocus (BID 6288†). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.1

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

12/02/2002 🔍
12/31/2002 +29 days 🔍
12/31/2002 +0 days 🔍
10/17/2007 +1751 days 🔍
08/06/2014 +2485 days 🔍
06/12/2018 +1406 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mcafee.com

Advisory: archives.neohapsis.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2002-2282 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2002-2282
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-19924
X-Force: 10741 - McAfee VirusScan WebScanX.exe module malicious DLL execution
SecurityFocus: 6288 - McAfee VirusScan WebScanX Code Execution Vulnerability

Entryinfo

Created: 08/06/2014 18:35
Updated: 06/12/2018 10:53
Changes: 08/06/2014 18:35 (52), 06/12/2018 10:53 (2)
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Cache ID: 216:4E2:103

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