McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator agent up to 3.5.0.x path traversal

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator agent up to 3.5.0.x. This affects an unknown function. Performing a manipulation results in path traversal. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2006-3623. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. Moreover, an exploit is present. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator agent up to 3.5.0.x (Endpoint Management Software). This affects an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-22. The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory. This is going to have an impact on integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Directory traversal vulnerability in Framework Service component in McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator agent 3.5.0.x and earlier allows remote attackers to create arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the directory and filename in a PropsResponse (PackageType) request.

The bug was discovered 07/13/2006. The weakness was disclosed 07/13/2006 by Barnaby Jack and Derek Soeder (DiGiT) with eEye Digital Security (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at vupen.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2006-3623 since 07/14/2006. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details are unknown but an exploit is available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1006 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

After before and not just, there has been an exploit disclosed. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 22046 (McAfee Common Management Agent Traversal Arbitrary File Write), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CGI abuses and running in the context r.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published before and not just after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (27738), Tenable (22046), SecurityFocus (BID 18979†), OSVDB (27158†) and Secunia (SA21037†). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Path traversal
CWE: CWE-22
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Nessus ID: 22046
Nessus Name: McAfee Common Management Agent Traversal Arbitrary File Write
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mcafee.com

Advisory: vupen.com⛔
Researcher: Barnaby Jack, Derek Soeder (DiGiT)
Organization: eEye Digital Security
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2006-3623 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-3623
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-31347
X-Force: 27738
SecurityFocus: 18979 - McAfee EPolicy Orchestrator Framework Service Directory Traversal Vulnerability
Secunia: 21037 - McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator Directory Traversal Vulnerability, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 27158 - McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator /spipe/pkg Traversal Arbitrary File Write
SecurityTracker: 1016501
Vulnerability Center: 12285 - McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator Directory Traversal Vulnerability, Critical
Vupen: ADV-2006-2796

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

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Created: 03/12/2015 14:25
Updated: 06/22/2019 14:51
Changes: 03/12/2015 14:25 (75), 06/22/2019 14:51 (10)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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