3.0
LOW
CVE-2016-4534
McAfee VirusScan Enterprise Allow Local Administrator Bypass
Description

The McAfee VirusScan Console (mcconsol.exe) in McAfee VirusScan Enterprise 8.8.0 before Hotfix 1123565 (8.8.0.1546) on Windows allows local administrators to bypass intended self-protection rules and unlock the console window by closing registry handles.

INFO

Published Date :

May 5, 2016, 6:59 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 2:52 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

2.5

Exploitability Score :

0.5
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2016-4534 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 virusscan_enterprise
1 Microsoft windows

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2016-4534 vulnerability over time.

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  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/download/136089/mcafeevses-bypass.html
    Added Reference http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Mar/13
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035754
    Added Reference https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10158
    Added Reference https://kc.mcafee.com/resources/sites/MCAFEE/content/live/PRODUCT_DOCUMENTATION/26000/PD26485/en_US/VSE_8_8_HF1123565_release_notes.pdf
    Added Reference https://lab.mediaservice.net/advisory/2016-01-mcafee.txt
    Added Reference https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39531/
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

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

    Dec. 01, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035754 [No Types Assigned]
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    May. 09, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:virusscan_enterprise:8.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:L/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
    Changed Reference Type https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10158 No Types Assigned https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10158 Advisory, Patch
    Changed Reference Type http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/download/136089/mcafeevses-bypass.html No Types Assigned http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/download/136089/mcafeevses-bypass.html Exploit
    Changed Reference Type https://lab.mediaservice.net/advisory/2016-01-mcafee.txt No Types Assigned https://lab.mediaservice.net/advisory/2016-01-mcafee.txt Exploit
    Changed Reference Type https://kc.mcafee.com/resources/sites/MCAFEE/content/live/PRODUCT_DOCUMENTATION/26000/PD26485/en_US/VSE_8_8_HF1123565_release_notes.pdf No Types Assigned https://kc.mcafee.com/resources/sites/MCAFEE/content/live/PRODUCT_DOCUMENTATION/26000/PD26485/en_US/VSE_8_8_HF1123565_release_notes.pdf Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39531/ No Types Assigned https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39531/ Exploit
    Changed Reference Type http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Mar/13 No Types Assigned http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Mar/13 Exploit
    Added CWE CWE-264
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    May. 06, 2016

    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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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

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

0.16 }} 0.08%

score

0.52539

percentile

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