CVE-2016-3984

McAfee VirusScan Enterprise 8.8 - Security Restrictions Bypass

Severity Score

5.1

*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

The McAfee VirusScan Console (mcconsol.exe) in McAfee Active Response (MAR) before 1.1.0.161, Agent (MA) 5.x before 5.0.2 Hotfix 1110392 (5.0.2.333), Data Exchange Layer 2.x (DXL) before 2.0.1.140.1, Data Loss Prevention Endpoint (DLPe) 9.3 before Patch 6 and 9.4 before Patch 1 HF3, Device Control (MDC) 9.3 before Patch 6 and 9.4 before Patch 1 HF3, Endpoint Security (ENS) 10.x before 10.1, Host Intrusion Prevention Service (IPS) 8.0 before 8.0.0.3624, and VirusScan Enterprise (VSE) 8.8 before P7 (8.8.0.1528) on Windows allows local administrators to bypass intended self-protection rules and disable the antivirus engine by modifying registry keys.

El McAfee VirusScan Console (mcconsol.exe) en McAfee Active Response (MAR) en versiones anteriores a 1.1.0.161, Agent (MA) 5.x en versiones anteriores a 5.0.2 Hotfix 1110392 (5.0.2.333), Data Exchange Layer 2.x (DXL) en versiones anteriores a 2.0.1.140.1, Data Loss Prevention Endpoint (DLPe) 9.3 en versiones anteriores a Patch 6 y 9.4 en versiones anteriores a Patch 1 HF3, Device Control (MDC) 9.3 en versiones anteriores a Patch 6 y 9.4 en versiones anteriores a Patch 1 HF3, Endpoint Security (ENS) 10.x en versiones anteriores a 10.1, Host Intrusion Prevention Service (IPS) 8.0 en versiones anteriores a 8.0.0.3624 y VirusScan Enterprise (VSE) 8.8 en versiones anteriores a P7 (8.8.0.1528) en Windows permite a administradores locales eludir las reglas destinadas a la autoprotección y desactivar el motor del antivirus modificando claves de registro.

*Credits: N/A

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

High

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

Low

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

Partial

Availability

Partial

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2016-04-08 CVE Reserved
2016-04-08 CVE Published
2023-03-08 EPSS Updated
2024-08-06 CVE Updated
2024-08-06 First Exploit
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date

CWE

CWE-284: Improper Access Control

CAPEC

References (5)

URL	Tag	Source
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Mar/13	Mailing List
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035130	Vdb Entry

URL	Date	SRC
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39531	2024-08-06
http://lab.mediaservice.net/advisory/2016-01-mcafee.txt	2024-08-06

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10151	2016-05-18

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Mcafee Search vendor "Mcafee"		Active Response Search vendor "Mcafee" for product "Active Response"				<= 1.1.0.158 Search vendor "Mcafee" for product "Active Response" and version " <= 1.1.0.158"		-		Affected
Mcafee Search vendor "Mcafee"		Agent Search vendor "Mcafee" for product "Agent"				<= 5.0.2.285 Search vendor "Mcafee" for product "Agent" and version " <= 5.0.2.285"		-		Affected
Mcafee Search vendor "Mcafee"		Data Exchange Layer Search vendor "Mcafee" for product "Data Exchange Layer"				<= 2.0.0.430.1 Search vendor "Mcafee" for product "Data Exchange Layer" and version " <= 2.0.0.430.1"		-		Affected
Mcafee Search vendor "Mcafee"		Data Loss Prevention Endpoint Search vendor "Mcafee" for product "Data Loss Prevention Endpoint"				<= 9.3.0 Search vendor "Mcafee" for product "Data Loss Prevention Endpoint" and version " <= 9.3.0"		p5		Affected
Mcafee Search vendor "Mcafee"		Data Loss Prevention Endpoint Search vendor "Mcafee" for product "Data Loss Prevention Endpoint"				<= 9.4.0 Search vendor "Mcafee" for product "Data Loss Prevention Endpoint" and version " <= 9.4.0"		p1_hf2		Affected
Mcafee Search vendor "Mcafee"		Endpoint Security Search vendor "Mcafee" for product "Endpoint Security"				<= 10.0.1 Search vendor "Mcafee" for product "Endpoint Security" and version " <= 10.0.1"		-		Affected
Mcafee Search vendor "Mcafee"		Host Intrusion Prevention Search vendor "Mcafee" for product "Host Intrusion Prevention"				<= 8.0.0 Search vendor "Mcafee" for product "Host Intrusion Prevention" and version " <= 8.0.0"		p6		Affected
Mcafee Search vendor "Mcafee"		Virusscan Enterprise Search vendor "Mcafee" for product "Virusscan Enterprise"				<= 8.8.0 Search vendor "Mcafee" for product "Virusscan Enterprise" and version " <= 8.8.0"		p6		Affected