CVE-2021-31844

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Summary

CVECVE-2021-31844
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2021-09-17 14:15:00 UTC
Updated2023-11-15 19:03:00 UTC
DescriptionA buffer overflow vulnerability in McAfee Data Loss Prevention (DLP) Endpoint for Windows prior to 11.6.200 allows a local attacker to execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges through placing carefully constructed Ami Pro (.sam) files onto the local system and triggering a DLP Endpoint scan through accessing a file. This is caused by the destination buffer being of fixed size and incorrect checks being made on the source size.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-120

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Mcafee Data Loss Prevention Endpoint All All All All
Application Mcafee Data Loss Prevention Endpoint All All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows - All All All

References

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Security Bulletin - Data Loss Prevention (DLP) Endpoint Windows and DLP Discover updates fix two vulnerabilities (CVE-2021-31844, CVE-2021-31845) kc.mcafee.com
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