8.8
HIGH
CVE-2021-31837
McAfee GetSusp Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Description

Memory corruption vulnerability in the driver file component in McAfee GetSusp prior to 4.0.0 could allow a program being investigated on the local machine to trigger a buffer overflow in GetSusp, leading to the execution of arbitrary code, potentially triggering a BSOD.

INFO

Published Date :

June 9, 2021, 2:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 15, 2023, 6:55 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

6.0

Exploitability Score :

2.0
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2021-31837 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2021-31837 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

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URL Resource
https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10363 Broken Link

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Updated: 2 months ago
1 stars 56 fork 56 watcher
Born at : April 7, 2021, 11:16 a.m. This repo has been linked 1007 different CVEs too.

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2021-31837 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. 15, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10363 No Types Assigned https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10363 Broken Link
    Added CWE NIST CWE-787
  • 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=SB10363 [No types assigned]
    Removed Reference McAfee (DEFUNCT) https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10363
    Added CWE Trellix CWE-787
    Removed CWE McAfee (DEFUNCT) CWE-787
    Removed CVSS V3.1 McAfee (DEFUNCT) AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Added CVSS V3.1 Trellix AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jun. 16, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:C)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10363 No Types Assigned https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10363 Patch, Vendor Advisory
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:getsusp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 4.0.0
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Exploit Prediction

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

0.04 }} 0.00%

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0.10264

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