CVE-2016-8008
McAfee Security Scan Plus (SSP) DLL Load Hijacking
Description
Privilege escalation vulnerability in Windows 7 and Windows 10 in McAfee Security Scan Plus (SSP) 3.11.376 allows attackers to load a replacement of the version.dll file via McAfee McUICnt.exe onto a Windows system.
INFO
Published Date :
March 14, 2017, 10:59 p.m.
Last Modified :
March 27, 2017, 4:40 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
6.0
Exploitability Score :
2.0
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github
CVE-2016-8008 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github.
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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-2016-8008.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://service.mcafee.com/webcenter/portal/cp/home/articleview?articleId=TS102593 | Vendor Advisory |
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CVE-2016-8008 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]
Mar. 27, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H Changed Reference Type https://service.mcafee.com/webcenter/portal/cp/home/articleview?articleId=TS102593 No Types Assigned https://service.mcafee.com/webcenter/portal/cp/home/articleview?articleId=TS102593 Vendor Advisory Added CWE CWE-264 Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:security_scan_plus:3.11.376:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) OR cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2016-8008 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-2016-8008
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.04 }} 0.00%
score
0.10264
percentile