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CVE-2016-8017

McAfee Virus Scan Enterprise for Linux 1.9.2 < 2.0.2 - Remote Code Execution

Severity Score

4.1
*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

1
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

Special element injection vulnerability in Intel Security VirusScan Enterprise Linux (VSEL) 2.0.3 (and earlier) allows authenticated remote attackers to read files on the webserver via a crafted user input.

Vulnerabilidad de inyección de elementos especiales en Intel Security VirusScan Enterprise Linux (VSEL) 2.0.3 (y anteriores) permite a atacantes remotos autenticados leer archivos en el servidor web a través de una entrada de usuario manipulada.

McAfee Virus Scan Enterprise for Linux suffers from a remote code execution vulnerability.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
High
User Interaction
None
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Authentication
Single
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
None
Availability
None
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2016-09-09 CVE Reserved
  • 2016-12-14 CVE Published
  • 2024-08-06 CVE Updated
  • 2024-08-06 First Exploit
  • 2024-08-13 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
  • CWE-20: Improper Input Validation
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Mcafee
Search vendor "Mcafee"
 Virusscan Enterprise
Search vendor "Mcafee" for product "Virusscan Enterprise"
 <= 2.0.3
Search vendor "Mcafee" for product "Virusscan Enterprise" and version " <= 2.0.3"
linux
Affected