VDB-97925 · CVE-2016-8010 · BID 94661

Intel McAfee Application Control 7.0 Local Security Protection access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in Intel McAfee Application Control 7.0. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component Local Security Protection. The manipulation leads to access control. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2016-8010. The attack can only be performed from a local environment. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Intel McAfee Application Control 7.0 and classified as problematic. This issue affects some unknown functionality of the component Local Security Protection. 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:

Application protections bypass vulnerability in Intel Security McAfee Application Control (MAC) 7.0 allows local users to bypass local security protection via a command-line utility .

The bug was discovered 12/02/2016. The weakness was published 03/14/2017 (Website). The advisory is shared at kc.mcafee.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2016-8010 since 09/09/2016. An attack has to be approached locally. A simple authentication is required for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 03/15/2017). MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 102 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k.

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

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at SecurityFocus (BID 94661†). Similar entry is available at VDB-97924. 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: 6.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.5

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Exploitinginfo

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

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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

09/09/2016 🔍
12/02/2016 +84 days 🔍
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03/14/2017 +102 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: intel.com

Advisory: kc.mcafee.com
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2016-8010 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-8010
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-97925
SecurityFocus: 94661 - McAfee Application Control and Endpoint Security CVE-2016-8010 Local Security Bypass Vulnerability
OSVDB: - CVE-2016-8010 - Intel Security - McAfee Application Control - Security Bypass Issue

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/15/2017 07:51
Changes: 03/15/2017 07:51 (64)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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