What is CVE-2018-6687?

CVE-2018-6687 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Mcafee Getsusp, classified under Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition (Infinite Loop). CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2019-02-21.

How severe is CVE-2018-6687?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Mcafee Getsusp

CVE-2018-6687

Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop') in McAfee GetSusp (GetSusp) 3.0.0.461 and earlier allows attackers to DoS a manual GetSusp scan via while scanning a specifically crafted file . GetSusp is a free standalone McAfee tool that runs on several versions of Microsoft Windows.

EPSS: 0.008 (53.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Mcafee Getsusp
Mcafee, Llc Mcafee Getsusp (Getsusp) — versions unspecified
Microsoft Windows

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-835 — Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition (Infinite Loop)

References

trellixpsirt@trellix.com (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
trellixpsirt@trellix.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-6687?: CVE-2018-6687 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Mcafee Getsusp, classified under Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition (Infinite Loop). CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2019-02-21.
How severe is CVE-2018-6687?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.