CVE-2016-8008

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Summary

CVECVE-2016-8008
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-03-14 22:59:00 UTC
Updated2017-03-27 16:40:00 UTC
DescriptionPrivilege escalation vulnerability in Windows 7 and Windows 10 in McAfee Security Scan Plus (SSP) 3.11.376 allows attackers to load a replacement of the version.dll file via McAfee McUICnt.exe onto a Windows system.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-264

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Mcafee Security Scan Plus All All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 10 All All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 10 All All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 7 - All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 7 - All All All

References

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