6.5
MEDIUM
CVE-2020-7308
McAfee Endpoint Security for Windows DNS Relay Vulnerability
Description

Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information between McAfee Endpoint Security (ENS) for Windows prior to 10.7.0 February 2021 Update and McAfee Global Threat Intelligence (GTI) servers using DNS allows a remote attacker to view the requests from ENS and responses from GTI over DNS. By gaining control of an intermediate DNS server or altering the network DNS configuration, it is possible for an attacker to intercept requests and send their own responses.

INFO

Published Date :

April 15, 2021, 8:15 a.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 16, 2023, 2:22 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

2.5

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2020-7308 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 endpoint_security
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-2020-7308.

URL Resource
https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10354 Broken Link Vendor Advisory

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 list is the news that have been mention CVE-2020-7308 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2020-7308 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
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Nov. 16, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10354 No Types Assigned https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10354 Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-319
  • 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 https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10354 [No types assigned]
    Removed Reference McAfee (DEFUNCT) https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10354
    Added CWE Trellix CWE-319
    Removed CWE McAfee (DEFUNCT) CWE-319
    Removed CVSS V3.1 McAfee (DEFUNCT) AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
    Added CVSS V3.1 Trellix AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Apr. 27, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
    Changed Reference Type https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10354 No Types Assigned https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10354 Patch, Vendor Advisory
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:endpoint_security:10.6.1:-:*:*:*:windows:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:endpoint_security:10.6.1:april_2020:*:*:*:windows:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:endpoint_security:10.6.1:december_2018:*:*:*:windows:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:endpoint_security:10.6.1:december_2019:*:*:*:windows:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:endpoint_security:10.6.1:february_2019:*:*:*:windows:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:endpoint_security:10.6.1:february_2020:*:*:*:windows:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:endpoint_security:10.6.1:july_2019:*:*:*:windows:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:endpoint_security:10.6.1:july_2020:*:*:*:windows:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:endpoint_security:10.6.1:may_2019:*:*:*:windows:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:endpoint_security:10.6.1:november_2018:*:*:*:windows:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:endpoint_security:10.6.1:november_2020:*:*:*:windows:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:endpoint_security:10.6.1:october_2019:*:*:*:windows:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:endpoint_security:10.6.1:september_2020:*:*:*:windows:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:endpoint_security:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:* versions up to (including) 10.6.1 *cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:endpoint_security:10.7.0:february_2020:*:*:*:windows:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:endpoint_security:10.7.0:july_2020:*:*:*:windows:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:endpoint_security:10.7.0:november_2020:*:*:*:windows:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:endpoint_security:10.7.0:september_2020:*:*:*: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

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2020-7308 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Exploit Prediction

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

0.13 }} 0.00%

score

0.48109

percentile

CVSS31 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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