CVE-2016-3984
McAfee VirusScan Console Bypass Vulnerability
Description
The McAfee VirusScan Console (mcconsol.exe) in McAfee Active Response (MAR) before 1.1.0.161, Agent (MA) 5.x before 5.0.2 Hotfix 1110392 (5.0.2.333), Data Exchange Layer 2.x (DXL) before 2.0.1.140.1, Data Loss Prevention Endpoint (DLPe) 9.3 before Patch 6 and 9.4 before Patch 1 HF3, Device Control (MDC) 9.3 before Patch 6 and 9.4 before Patch 1 HF3, Endpoint Security (ENS) 10.x before 10.1, Host Intrusion Prevention Service (IPS) 8.0 before 8.0.0.3624, and VirusScan Enterprise (VSE) 8.8 before P7 (8.8.0.1528) on Windows allows local administrators to bypass intended self-protection rules and disable the antivirus engine by modifying registry keys.
INFO
Published Date :
April 8, 2016, 3:59 p.m.
Last Modified :
May 18, 2016, 9:28 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
4.2
Exploitability Score :
0.8
Affected Products
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
May. 18, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:data_exchange_layer:2.0.0.430.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) *cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:agent:5.0.2.285:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) *cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:active_response:1.1.0.158:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) *cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:endpoint_security:10.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) *cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:data_loss_prevention_endpoint:9.4.0:p1_hf2:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) *cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:data_loss_prevention_endpoint:9.3.0:p5:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) *cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:host_intrusion_prevention:8.0.0:p6:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) *cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:virusscan_enterprise:8.8.0:p6:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Added CVSS V2 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P) Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H Changed Reference Type http://lab.mediaservice.net/advisory/2016-01-mcafee.txt No Types Assigned http://lab.mediaservice.net/advisory/2016-01-mcafee.txt Exploit Changed Reference Type https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39531/ No Types Assigned https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39531/ Exploit Changed Reference Type https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10151 No Types Assigned https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10151 Advisory Added CWE CWE-284 -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
May. 10, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Translated by [email protected]
Apr. 20, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed Translation McAfee Active Response (MAR) en versiones anteriores a 1.1.0.161, Agent (MA) 5.x en versiones anteriores a 5.0.2 Hotfix 1110392 (5.0.2.333), Data Exchange Layer 2.x (DXL) en versiones anteriores a 2.0.1.140.1, Data Loss Prevention Endpoint (DLPe) 9.3 en versiones anteriores a Patch 6 y 9.4 en versiones anteriores a Patch 1 HF3, Device Control (MDC) 9.3 en versiones anteriores a Patch 6 y 9.4 en versiones anteriores a Patch 1 HF3, Endpoint Security (ENS) 10.x en versiones anteriores a 10.1, Host Intrusion Prevention Service (IPS) 8.0 en versiones anteriores a 8.0.0.3624 y VirusScan Enterprise (VSE) 8.8 en versiones anteriores a P7 (8.8.0.1528) en Windows permiten a administradores locales eludir las reglas destinadas a la autoprotección y modificar las claves y archivos de registro a través de vectores no especificados. Added Translation El McAfee VirusScan Console (mcconsol.exe) en McAfee Active Response (MAR) en versiones anteriores a 1.1.0.161, Agent (MA) 5.x en versiones anteriores a 5.0.2 Hotfix 1110392 (5.0.2.333), Data Exchange Layer 2.x (DXL) en versiones anteriores a 2.0.1.140.1, Data Loss Prevention Endpoint (DLPe) 9.3 en versiones anteriores a Patch 6 y 9.4 en versiones anteriores a Patch 1 HF3, Device Control (MDC) 9.3 en versiones anteriores a Patch 6 y 9.4 en versiones anteriores a Patch 1 HF3, Endpoint Security (ENS) 10.x en versiones anteriores a 10.1, Host Intrusion Prevention Service (IPS) 8.0 en versiones anteriores a 8.0.0.3624 y VirusScan Enterprise (VSE) 8.8 en versiones anteriores a P7 (8.8.0.1528) en Windows permite a administradores locales eludir las reglas destinadas a la autoprotección y desactivar el motor del antivirus modificando claves de registro. -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Apr. 16, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Description McAfee Active Response (MAR) before 1.1.0.161, Agent (MA) 5.x before 5.0.2 Hotfix 1110392 (5.0.2.333), Data Exchange Layer 2.x (DXL) before 2.0.1.140.1, Data Loss Prevention Endpoint (DLPe) 9.3 before Patch 6 and 9.4 before Patch 1 HF3, Device Control (MDC) 9.3 before Patch 6 and 9.4 before Patch 1 HF3, Endpoint Security (ENS) 10.x before 10.1, Host Intrusion Prevention Service (IPS) 8.0 before 8.0.0.3624, and VirusScan Enterprise (VSE) 8.8 before P7 (8.8.0.1528) on Windows allow local administrators to bypass intended self-protection rules and modify registry keys and files via unspecified vectors. The McAfee VirusScan Console (mcconsol.exe) in McAfee Active Response (MAR) before 1.1.0.161, Agent (MA) 5.x before 5.0.2 Hotfix 1110392 (5.0.2.333), Data Exchange Layer 2.x (DXL) before 2.0.1.140.1, Data Loss Prevention Endpoint (DLPe) 9.3 before Patch 6 and 9.4 before Patch 1 HF3, Device Control (MDC) 9.3 before Patch 6 and 9.4 before Patch 1 HF3, Endpoint Security (ENS) 10.x before 10.1, Host Intrusion Prevention Service (IPS) 8.0 before 8.0.0.3624, and VirusScan Enterprise (VSE) 8.8 before P7 (8.8.0.1528) on Windows allows local administrators to bypass intended self-protection rules and disable the antivirus engine by modifying registry keys. Added Reference http://lab.mediaservice.net/advisory/2016-01-mcafee.txt Added Reference https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39531/ Added Reference http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Mar/13
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2016-3984 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-2016-3984
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.09 }} 0.00%
score
0.36020
percentile