Vulnerability in Mcafee Anti-virus_plus
CVE-2017-4028
Maliciously misconfigured registry vulnerability in all Microsoft Windows products in McAfee consumer and corporate products allows an administrator to inject arbitrary code into a debugged McAfee process via manipulation of registry param…
EPSS: 0.005 (41.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.0 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N.
Affected products
- Mcafee Anti-virus_plus
- Mcafee Endpoint_security — versions 10.2
- Mcafee Host_intrusion_prevention — versions 8.0
- Mcafee Internet_security
- Mcafee Anti-virus Plus (Avp) — versions 170329
- Mcafee Endpoint Security (Ens) — versions 10.2
- Mcafee Host Intrusion Prevention (Host Ips) — versions 8.0
- Mcafee Internet Security (Mis) — versions 170329
- Mcafee Total Protection (Mtp) — versions 170329
- Mcafee Virus Scan Enterprise (Vse) — versions 8.8
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- trellixpsirt@trellix.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- trellixpsirt@trellix.com (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-4028?
- CVE-2017-4028 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Mcafee Anti-virus_plus, classified under Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component (Injection). CVSS score: 5.0/10. Published 2018-04-03.
- How severe is CVE-2017-4028?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.0 out of 10.