McAfee VirusScan Enterprise up to 8.x access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in McAfee VirusScan Enterprise up to 8.x. This impacts an unknown function. This manipulation causes access control. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2010-5143. There is not any exploit available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in McAfee VirusScan Enterprise up to 8.x (Anti-Malware Software). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-264. As an impact it is known to affect integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

McAfee VirusScan Enterprise before 8.8 allows local users to disable the product by leveraging administrative privileges to execute an unspecified Metasploit Framework module.

The weakness was released 08/22/2012 (Website). The advisory is shared at kc.mcafee.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2010-5143 since 08/22/2012. The exploitation appears to be difficult. An attack has to be approached locally. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 72204 (McAfee VirusScan Enterprise < 8.8 / 8.7 HF643440 CLI Local Privilege Escalation (SB10014)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 120548 (McAfee VirusScan Enterprise Metasploit Payload virusscan_bypass.rb Denial of Service Vulnerability).

Upgrading to version 8.5i eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (78300), Tenable (72204) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-36388†). Entry connected to this vulnerability is available at VDB-61737. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.8

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Exploitinginfo

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

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 72204
Nessus Name: McAfee VirusScan Enterprise < 8.8 / 8.7 HF643440 CLI Local Privilege Escalation (SB10014)
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OpenVAS ID: 803320
OpenVAS Name: McAfee VirusScan Enterprise Privilege Escalation Vulnerability (Windows)
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: VirusScan Enterprise 8.5i

Timelineinfo

08/22/2012 🔍
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10/07/2012 +46 days 🔍
01/29/2014 +479 days 🔍
03/23/2015 +418 days 🔍
01/20/2025 +3591 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mcafee.com

Advisory: kc.mcafee.com
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2010-5143 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2010-5143
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-61741
X-Force: 78300
Vulnerability Center: 36388 - McAfee VirusScan Enterprise before 8.8 Allow Local Users to Disable it, Low

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/23/2015 16:50
Updated: 01/20/2025 03:20
Changes: 03/23/2015 16:50 (58), 04/17/2017 12:36 (8), 12/12/2021 09:32 (3), 01/20/2025 03:20 (18)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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