10.0
CRITICAL
CVE-2012-4599
McAfee SmartFilter Unauthenticated RMI Code Execution
Description

McAfee SmartFilter Administration, and SmartFilter Administration Bess Edition, before 4.2.1.01 does not require authentication for access to the JBoss Remote Method Invocation (RMI) interface, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted .war file.

INFO

Published Date :

Aug. 22, 2012, 10:42 a.m.

Last Modified :

Jan. 20, 2017, 2:59 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

10.0

Exploitability Score :

10.0
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2012-4599 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Mcafee smartfilter_administration
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL Resource
https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10029 Vendor Advisory

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2012-4599 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jan. 20, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description McAfee SmartFilter Administration, and SmartFilter Administration Bess Edition, before 4.2.1.01 does not require authentication for access to the JBOSS Remote Method Invocation (RMI) interface, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted .war file. McAfee SmartFilter Administration, and SmartFilter Administration Bess Edition, before 4.2.1.01 does not require authentication for access to the JBoss Remote Method Invocation (RMI) interface, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted .war file.
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Dec. 16, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description McAfee SmartFilter Administration, and SmartFilter Administration Bess Edition, before 4.2.1.01 does not require authentication for access to the JBOSS Remote Method Invocation (RMI) interface, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted .war file. McAfee SmartFilter Administration, and SmartFilter Administration Bess Edition, before 4.2.1.01 does not require authentication for access to the JBoss Remote Method Invocation (RMI) interface, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted .war file.
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Aug. 22, 2012

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.88 }} -0.11%

score

0.80017

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability