CVE-2016-10717
Malwarebytes Anti-Malware Whitelisting Permission Elevation Vulnerability
Description
A vulnerability in the encryption and permission implementation of Malwarebytes Anti-Malware consumer version 2.2.1 and prior (fixed in 3.0.4) allows an attacker to take control of the whitelisting feature (exclusions.dat under %SYSTEMDRIVE%\ProgramData) to permit execution of unauthorized applications including malware and malicious websites. Files blacklisted by Malwarebytes Malware Protect can be executed, and domains blacklisted by Malwarebytes Web Protect can be reached through HTTP.
INFO
Published Date :
March 21, 2018, 9:29 p.m.
Last Modified :
April 18, 2018, 1:22 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
5.9
Exploitability Score :
1.8
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2016-10717.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| http://www.securitytube.net/video/16690 | Third Party Advisory |
| https://forums.malwarebytes.com/topic/158251-malwarebytes-hall-of-fame/ | Vendor Advisory |
| https://github.com/mspaling/mbam-exclusions-poc- | Exploit Third Party Advisory |
| https://github.com/mspaling/mbam-exclusions-poc-/blob/master/mbam-whitelist-poc.txt | Exploit Third Party Advisory |
| https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LF5ic5nOoUY | Third Party Advisory |
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CVE-2016-10717 vulnerability over time.
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Apr. 18, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Changed Reference Type https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LF5ic5nOoUY No Types Assigned https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LF5ic5nOoUY Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://github.com/mspaling/mbam-exclusions-poc-/blob/master/mbam-whitelist-poc.txt No Types Assigned https://github.com/mspaling/mbam-exclusions-poc-/blob/master/mbam-whitelist-poc.txt Exploit, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://forums.malwarebytes.com/topic/158251-malwarebytes-hall-of-fame/ No Types Assigned https://forums.malwarebytes.com/topic/158251-malwarebytes-hall-of-fame/ Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.securitytube.net/video/16690 No Types Assigned http://www.securitytube.net/video/16690 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://github.com/mspaling/mbam-exclusions-poc- No Types Assigned https://github.com/mspaling/mbam-exclusions-poc- Exploit, Third Party Advisory Added CWE CWE-254 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:malwarebytes:malwarebytes_anti-malware:2.2.1:*:*:*:consumer:*:*:*
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2016-10717 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2016-10717
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.18 }} 0.03%
score
0.53130
percentile