McAfee VirusScan Enterprise 8.5i Help/Support Center access control

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6.5$5k-$25k0.00

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in McAfee VirusScan Enterprise 8.5i. Impacted is an unknown function of the component Help/Support Center. Performing a manipulation results in access control. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2010-3496. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in McAfee VirusScan Enterprise 8.5i (Anti-Malware Software). It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown code of the component Help/Support Center. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-264. This is going to have an impact on integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

McAfee VirusScan Enterprise 8.5i and 8.7i does not properly interact with the processing of hcp:// URLs by the Microsoft Help and Support Center, which makes it easier for remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via malware that is correctly detected by this product, but with a detection approach that occurs too late to stop the code execution.

The weakness was disclosed 08/22/2012 (Website). The advisory is shared at kc.mcafee.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2010-3496. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 12/12/2021). MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 72216 (McAfee VirusScan Enterprise 8.5 / 8.7 hcp:// Security Bypass (SB10012)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows.

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 (62627), Tenable (72216), SecurityFocus (BID 44184†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-28339†). The entries VDB-61741 and VDB-61736 are pretty similar. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.5

VulDB Base Score: 6.5
VulDB Temp Score: 6.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 72216
Nessus Name: McAfee VirusScan Enterprise 8.5 / 8.7 hcp:// Security Bypass (SB10012)
Nessus File: 🔍
Nessus Risk: 🔍
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OpenVAS ID: 803321
OpenVAS Name: McAfee VirusScan Enterprise Security Bypass Vulnerability (Windows)
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

09/24/2010 🔍
10/18/2010 +24 days 🔍
10/18/2010 +0 days 🔍
11/23/2010 +36 days 🔍
08/22/2012 +638 days 🔍
08/22/2012 +0 days 🔍
01/30/2014 +526 days 🔍
03/23/2015 +417 days 🔍
12/12/2021 +2456 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mcafee.com

Advisory: kc.mcafee.com
Status: Not defined
Confirmation: 🔍

CVE: CVE-2010-3496 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2010-3496
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-61737
X-Force: 62627
SecurityFocus: 44184 - McAfee VirusScan 'hcp://' Protocol Handler Security Bypass Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 28339 - McAfee VirusScan Enterprise 8.5i, 8.7i may Allow Malicious Files to Bypass the Virus Scan, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/23/2015 16:50
Updated: 12/12/2021 09:31
Changes: 03/23/2015 16:50 (59), 03/10/2017 10:17 (8), 12/12/2021 09:26 (4), 12/12/2021 09:31 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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