Intel McAfee Security Scan Plus 3.11.376 McUICnt.exe access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Intel McAfee Security Scan Plus 3.11.376. It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality in the library version.dll of the file McUICnt.exe. Performing a manipulation results in access control. This vulnerability was named CVE-2016-8008. The attack needs to be approached locally. There is no available exploit. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Intel McAfee Security Scan Plus 3.11.376. This affects an unknown function in the library version.dll of the file McUICnt.exe. 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 confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Privilege escalation vulnerability in Windows 7 and Windows 10 in McAfee Security Scan Plus (SSP) 3.11.376 allows attackers to load a replacement of the version.dll file via McAfee McUICnt.exe onto a Windows system.

The bug was discovered 01/23/2017. The weakness was presented 03/14/2017 by Martin (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at service.mcafee.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2016-8008 since 09/09/2016. The exploitability is told to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 100130 (McAfee Security Scan Plus < 3.11.474.2 Multiple Vulnerabilities (TS102593 / TS102614)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows and running in the context l.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published before and not just after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (100130) and SecurityFocus (BID 98068†). See VDB-97938 for similar entry. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
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Nessus ID: 100130
Nessus Name: McAfee Security Scan Plus < 3.11.474.2 Multiple Vulnerabilities (TS102593 / TS102614)
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OpenVAS ID: 800619
OpenVAS Name: McAfee Security Scan Plus Privilege Escalation Vulnerability (Windows)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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12/15/2016 +97 days 🔍
01/23/2017 +39 days 🔍
03/14/2017 +50 days 🔍
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04/23/2017 +39 days 🔍
05/12/2017 +19 days 🔍
09/06/2020 +1213 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: intel.com

Advisory: service.mcafee.com
Researcher: Martin
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2016-8008 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-8008
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-97923
SecurityFocus: 98068 - McAfee Security Scan Plus CVE-2016-8026 Unspecified Local Command Execution Vulnerability
OSVDB: - CVE-2016-8008 - Intel - SSP - Privilege Escalation Issue

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/15/2017 07:58
Updated: 09/06/2020 16:59
Changes: 03/15/2017 07:58 (75), 09/06/2020 16:59 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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