Vulnerability in Mcafee Active Response
CVE-2016-3984
The McAfee VirusScan Console (mcconsol.exe) in McAfee Active Response (MAR) before 1.1.0.161, Agent (MA) 5.x before 5.0.2 Hotfix 1110392 (5.0.2.333), Data Exchange Layer 2.x (DXL) before 2.0.1.140.1, Data Loss Prevention Endpoint (DLPe) 9.3 before Patch 6 and 9.4 before Patch 1 HF3, Device Control (MDC) 9.3 before Patch 6 and 9.4 before Patch 1 HF3, Endpoint Security (ENS) 10.x before 10.1, Host Intrusion Prevention Service (IPS) 8.0 before 8.0.0.3624, and VirusScan Enterprise (VSE) 8.8 before P7 (8.8.0.1528) on Windows allows local administrators to bypass intended self-protection rules and disable the antivirus engine by modifying registry keys.
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.011 (65.1th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 65th percentile — 65.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.011 · newest: 0.011 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Mar/13 (mailing-list)
- lab.mediaservice.net/advisory/2016-01-mcafee.txt (Exploit)
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39531/ (Exploit, exploit)
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1035130 (vdb-entry)
- kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index (Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-3984?
- CVE-2016-3984 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Mcafee Active Response, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 5.1/10. Published 2016-04-08.
- How severe is CVE-2016-3984?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.1 out of 10.