VDB-97904 · CVE-2014-9920 · GCVE-0-2014-9920

Intel McAfee Application Control up to 6.1.3 Protection Feature Execution access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Intel McAfee Application Control up to 6.1.3. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Protection Feature. Such manipulation leads to access control (Execution). This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2014-9920. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available. Applying a patch is advised to resolve this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Intel McAfee Application Control up to 6.1.3. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Protection Feature. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability (Execution). Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-284. The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Unauthorized execution of binary vulnerability in McAfee (now Intel Security) McAfee Application Control (MAC) 6.0.0 before hotfix 9726, 6.0.1 before hotfix 9068, 6.1.0 before hotfix 692, 6.1.1 before hotfix 399, 6.1.2 before hotfix 426, and 6.1.3 before hotfix 357 and earlier allows attackers to create a malformed Windows binary that is considered non-executable and is not protected through the whitelisting protection feature via a specific set of circumstances.

The bug was discovered 05/11/2017. The weakness was shared 03/14/2017 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at kc.mcafee.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2014-9920 since 02/27/2017. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

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Productinfo

Vendor

Intel

Name

McAfee Application Control

Version

License

commercial

Website

Vendor: https://www.intel.com/

CPE 2.3info

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.6
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.5

VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 7.0
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NVD Base Score: 5.9
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Exploitinginfo

Name: Execution
Class: Access control / Execution
CWE: CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Patch
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Timelineinfo

02/27/2017 🔍
03/14/2017 +15 days 🔍
03/14/2017 +0 days 🔍
03/15/2017 +1 days 🔍
05/11/2017 +57 days 🔍
09/06/2020 +1214 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: intel.com

Advisory: kc.mcafee.com
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2014-9920 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-9920
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-97904
OSVDB: - CVE-2014-9920 - Intel - MAC - Binary Execution Issue

Entryinfo

Created: 03/15/2017 07:53
Updated: 09/06/2020 14:15
Changes: 03/15/2017 07:53 (58), 09/06/2020 14:15 (3)
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