VDB-97907 · CVE-2015-8987 · OpenVAS 802350

Intel McAfee Agent up to 4.8.0 Patch 2 ePO Server access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Intel McAfee Agent up to 4.8.0 Patch 2. It has been classified as critical. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component ePO Server Handler. The manipulation leads to access control. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2015-8987. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Intel McAfee Agent up to 4.8.0 Patch 2 and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown code block of the component ePO Server Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. 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. The summary by CVE is:

Man-in-the-middle (MitM) attack vulnerability in non-Mac OS agents in McAfee (now Intel Security) Agent (MA) 4.8.0 patch 2 and earlier allows attackers to make a McAfee Agent talk with another, possibly rogue, ePO server via McAfee Agent migration to another ePO server.

The bug was discovered 05/12/2017. The weakness was disclosed 03/14/2017 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at kc.mcafee.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2015-8987 since 02/27/2017. The attack may be initiated remotely. The requirement for exploitation is a simple authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Remote: Yes

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OpenVAS ID: 802350
OpenVAS Name: McAfee Agent (MA) Man-in-the-Middle Attack Vulnerability
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Recommended: no mitigation known
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02/27/2017 🔍
03/14/2017 +15 days 🔍
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03/15/2017 +1 days 🔍
05/12/2017 +58 days 🔍
09/06/2020 +1213 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: intel.com

Advisory: kc.mcafee.com
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2015-8987 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-8987
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-97907
OSVDB: - CVE-2015-8987 - Intel Security - McAfee Agent - Man-in-the-Middle Issue

Entryinfo

Created: 03/15/2017 07:53
Updated: 09/06/2020 14:38
Changes: 03/15/2017 07:53 (60), 09/06/2020 14:38 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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