5.9
MEDIUM
CVE-2014-9920
McAfee (now Intel Security) McAfee Application Control (MAC) Malformed Binary Execution
Description

Unauthorized execution of binary vulnerability in McAfee (now Intel Security) McAfee Application Control (MAC) 6.0.0 before hotfix 9726, 6.0.1 before hotfix 9068, 6.1.0 before hotfix 692, 6.1.1 before hotfix 399, 6.1.2 before hotfix 426, and 6.1.3 before hotfix 357 and earlier allows attackers to create a malformed Windows binary that is considered non-executable and is not protected through the whitelisting protection feature via a specific set of circumstances.

INFO

Published Date :

March 14, 2017, 10:59 p.m.

Last Modified :

March 29, 2017, 1:41 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

2.2
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2014-9920 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 application_control
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL Resource
https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10077 Vendor Advisory

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2014-9920 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
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 29, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
    Changed Reference Type https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10077 No Types Assigned https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10077 Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-284
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:application_control:6.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:application_control:6.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:application_control:6.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:application_control:6.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:application_control:6.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:application_control:6.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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.

0.12 }} 0.01%

score

0.45490

percentile

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