Vulnerability in Intel Mcafee Application Control (Mac)
CVE-2014-9920
Unauthorized execution of binary vulnerability in McAfee (now Intel Security) McAfee Application Control (MAC) 6.0.0 before hotfix 9726, 6.0.1 before hotfix 9068, 6.1.0 before hotfix 692, 6.1.1 before hotfix 399, 6.1.2 before hotfix 426, and 6.1.3 before hotfix 357 and earlier allows attackers to create a malformed Windows binary that is considered non-executable and is not protected through the whitelisting protection feature via a specific set of circumstances.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.9 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.010 (62.3th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 62nd percentile — 62.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.010 · newest: 0.010 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Intel Mcafee Application Control (Mac) — versions 6.0.0 before hotfix 9726, 6.0.1 before hotfix 9068, 6.1.0 before hotfix 692, 6.1.1 before hotfix 399, 6.1.2 before hotfix 426, and 6.1.3 before hotfix 357 and earlier
- Mcafee Application Control — versions 6.0.0, 6.0.1, 6.1.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index (Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2014-9920?
- CVE-2014-9920 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Intel Mcafee Application Control (Mac), classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 5.9/10. Published 2017-03-14.
- How severe is CVE-2014-9920?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.9 out of 10.