CVE-2021-31850

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Summary

CVECVE-2021-31850
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2021-12-08 11:15:00 UTC
Updated2023-11-07 03:35:00 UTC
DescriptionA denial-of-service vulnerability in Database Security (DBS) prior to 4.8.4 allows a remote authenticated administrator to trigger a denial-of-service attack against the DBS server. The configuration of Archiving through the User interface incorrectly allowed the creation of directories and files in Windows system directories and other locations where sensitive data could be overwritten. The former could lead to a DoS, whilst the latter could lead to data destruction on the DBS server.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-552

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Mcafee Database Security All All All All
Application Mcafee Database Security All All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows - All All All

References

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ZDI-21-1535 | Zero Day Initiative www.zerodayinitiative.com
Security Bulletin - Database Security on Windows update fixes Denial of Service vulnerability (CVE-2021-31850) CONFIRM kc.mcafee.com
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