CVE-2016-4534

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Summary

CVECVE-2016-4534
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2016-05-05 18:59:00 UTC
Updated2016-12-01 03:10:00 UTC
DescriptionThe McAfee VirusScan Console (mcconsol.exe) in McAfee VirusScan Enterprise 8.8.0 before Hotfix 1123565 (8.8.0.1546) on Windows allows local administrators to bypass intended self-protection rules and unlock the console window by closing registry handles.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-264

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Mcafee Virusscan Enterprise 8.8.0 All All All
Application Mcafee Virusscan Enterprise 8.8.0 All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows All All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
McAfee VirusScan Flaw Lets Local Users Bypass VirusScan Console Authentication - SecurityTracker SECTRACK www.securitytracker.com
lab.mediaservice.net/advisory/2016-01-mcafee.txt MISC lab.mediaservice.net Exploit
McAfee VirusScan Enterprise 8.8 - Security Restrictions Bypass - Windows local Exploit EXPLOIT-DB www.exploit-db.com Exploit
kc.mcafee.com/resources/sites/MCAFEE/content/live/PRODUCT_DOCUMENTATION/260... CONFIRM kc.mcafee.com Vendor Advisory
Full Disclosure: McAfee VirusScan Enterprise security restrictions bypass FULLDISC seclists.org Exploit
McAfee VirusScan Enterprise 8.8 Security Bypass ≈ Packet Storm MISC packetstormsecurity.com Exploit
McAfee Security Bulletin: VirusScan Enterprise update fixes protections bypass vulnerability (CVE-2016-4534) CONFIRM kc.mcafee.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
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