Buffer overflow in Mcafee Virusscan Enterprise
CVE-2016-8030
A memory corruption vulnerability in Scriptscan COM Object in McAfee VirusScan Enterprise 8.8 Patch 8 and earlier allows remote attackers to create a Denial of Service on the active Internet Explorer tab via a crafted HTML link.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.012 (66.2th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 66th percentile — 66.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.012 · newest: 0.012 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Mcafee Virusscan Enterprise — versions 8.8 Patch 8 and earlier
- Mcafee Virusscan Enterprise
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/98041 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-8030?
- CVE-2016-8030 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Mcafee Virusscan Enterprise, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2017-04-25.
- How severe is CVE-2016-8030?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.