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 :
Dec. 1, 2016, 3:10 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
2.5
Exploitability Score :
0.5
Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2016-4534
vulnerability.
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are
affected, the information is not represented in the table below.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
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information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2016-4534.
We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).
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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2016-4534 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.
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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
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2016-4534 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-2016-4534
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.08 }} 0.00%
score
0.32854
percentile