CVE-2013-7461

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Summary

CVECVE-2013-7461
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerintel
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-03-14 22:59:00 UTC
Updated2025-04-20 01:37:25 UTC
DescriptionA write protection and execution bypass vulnerability in McAfee (now Intel Security) Change Control (MCC) 6.1.0 for Linux and earlier allows authenticated users to change files that are part of write protection rules via specific conditions.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.0 5.5 MEDIUM from [email protected]

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Problem Types: CWE-284 | A write protection and execution bypass vulnerability

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.0[email protected]Primary5.5MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
2.0[email protected]Primary2.1AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

CVSS v3.0 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
None

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Local
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Partial
Availability
None

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Mcafee Application Control All All All All
Application Mcafee Change Control All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Intel Change Control MCC affected 6.1.0 for Linux and earlier Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
McAfee KnowledgeBase - McAfee Security Bulletin – Application Control / Change Control for Linux update fixes a write protection and execution bypass vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 kc.mcafee.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
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