5.5
MEDIUM
CVE-2018-6687
McAfee GetSusp Infinite Loop DoS Vulnerability
Description

Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop') in McAfee GetSusp (GetSusp) 3.0.0.461 and earlier allows attackers to DoS a manual GetSusp scan via while scanning a specifically crafted file . GetSusp is a free standalone McAfee tool that runs on several versions of Microsoft Windows.

INFO

Published Date :

Feb. 21, 2019, 2:29 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 7, 2023, 3 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2018-6687 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 getsusp
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-2018-6687.

URL Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/107126
https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10270

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2018-6687 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.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

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

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Source McAfee (DEFUNCT) Trellix
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference Trellix http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/107126 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Trellix https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10270 [No types assigned]
    Removed Reference McAfee (DEFUNCT) https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10270
    Removed Reference McAfee (DEFUNCT) http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/107126
    Removed CVSS V3 McAfee (DEFUNCT) AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Added CVSS V3 Trellix AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Jan. 27, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed CVSS V3 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • CWE Remap by [email protected]

    Aug. 24, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CWE CWE-400 CWE-835
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 09, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3 McAfee AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Feb. 28, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/107126 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/107126 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Feb. 25, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/107126 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Feb. 22, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 Metadata Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10270 No Types Assigned https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10270 Patch, Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-400
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:getsusp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 3.0.0.461 OR cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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.

0.06 }} 0.01%

score

0.24639

percentile

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