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CVE-2018-6687

GetSusp (a free McAfee tool) update fixes an infinite loop vulnerability (CVE-2018-6687)

Severity Score

5.5
*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop') in McAfee GetSusp (GetSusp) 3.0.0.461 and earlier allows attackers to DoS a manual GetSusp scan via while scanning a specifically crafted file . GetSusp is a free standalone McAfee tool that runs on several versions of Microsoft Windows.

Un bucle con una condiciĆ³n de salida no alcanzable ('Infinite Loop' [bucle infinito]) en McAfee GetSusp (GetSusp), en sus versiones 3.0.0.461 y anteriores, permite a los atacantes realizar una denegaciĆ³n de servicio (DoS) en un escaneo manual de GetSusp durante el escaneo de un archivo especialmente manipulado. GetSusp es una herramienta de McAfee independiente que se ejecuta en varias versiones de Microsoft Windows.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Partial
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2018-02-06 CVE Reserved
  • 2019-02-21 CVE Published
  • 2023-11-08 EPSS Updated
  • 2024-08-05 CVE Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
  • CWE-835: Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Mcafee
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Getsusp
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<= 3.0.0.461
Search vendor "Mcafee" for product "Getsusp" and version " <= 3.0.0.461"
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Affected
in Microsoft
Search vendor "Microsoft"
Windows
Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows"
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Safe