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CVE-2016-10717

 

Severity Score

7.8
*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

2
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

A vulnerability in the encryption and permission implementation of Malwarebytes Anti-Malware consumer version 2.2.1 and prior (fixed in 3.0.4) allows an attacker to take control of the whitelisting feature (exclusions.dat under %SYSTEMDRIVE%\ProgramData) to permit execution of unauthorized applications including malware and malicious websites. Files blacklisted by Malwarebytes Malware Protect can be executed, and domains blacklisted by Malwarebytes Web Protect can be reached through HTTP.

Una vulnerabilidad en la implementación de cifrado y permisos de Malwarebytes Anti-Malware, en versiones de consumidor 2.2.1 y anteriores (solucionada en 3.0.4), permite que un atacante asuma el control de la característica de lista blanca (exclusions.dat en %SYSTEMDRIVE%\ProgramData) para permitir la ejecución de aplicaciones no autorizadas, incluyendo malware y sitios web maliciosos. Los archivos que Malwarebytes Malware Protect ha colocado en la lista negra pueden ser ejecutados y, además, los dominios que Malwarebytes Web Protect ha colocado en la lista negra pueden alcanzarse mediante HTTP.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2018-03-21 CVE Reserved
  • 2018-03-21 CVE Published
  • 2023-03-15 EPSS Updated
  • 2024-08-06 CVE Updated
  • 2024-08-06 First Exploit
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
  • CWE-254: 7PK - Security Features
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Malwarebytes
Search vendor "Malwarebytes"
Malwarebytes Anti-malware
Search vendor "Malwarebytes" for product "Malwarebytes Anti-malware"
2.2.1
Search vendor "Malwarebytes" for product "Malwarebytes Anti-malware" and version "2.2.1"
consumer
Affected