VDB-6560 · CVE-2012-4014 · OSVDB 85793

McAfee Email Anti-virus 5.5 denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as problematic has been discovered in McAfee Email Anti-virus 5.5. This issue affects some unknown processing. Such manipulation leads to denial of service. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2012-4014. Furthermore, an exploit is available. Disabling the affected component is advisable.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in McAfee Email Anti-virus 5.5 (Anti-Malware Software). It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. Impacted is availability. CVE summarizes:

Unspecified vulnerability in McAfee Email Anti-virus (formerly WebShield SMTP) allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via unknown vectors.

The weakness was published 09/20/2012 by Eiichi Igarashi (Website). The advisory is shared for download at jvn.jp. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2012-4014 since 07/12/2012. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a private exploit is available.

The best possible mitigation is suggested to be disabling the affected component.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at OSVDB (85793†). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

Productinfo

Type

Anti-Malware Software

Vendor

McAfee

Name

Email Anti-virus

Version

License

commercial

Website

Vendor: https://www.mcafee.com/

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

CVSSv4info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.9

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.9
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VulDB Reliability: 🔍

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Access: Private
Status: Unproven

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Disable
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Timelineinfo

07/12/2012 🔍
09/20/2012 +70 days 🔍
09/25/2012 +5 days 🔍
09/29/2012 +4 days 🔍
10/01/2012 +2 days 🔍
05/01/2018 +2038 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mcafee.com

Advisory: jvn.jp
Researcher: Eiichi Igarashi
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2012-4014 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-4014
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-6560
OSVDB: 85793

Entryinfo

Created: 10/01/2012 15:24
Updated: 05/01/2018 11:29
Changes: 10/01/2012 15:24 (47), 05/01/2018 11:29 (6)
Complete: 🔍
Committer: roga
Cache ID: 216::103

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