What is CVE-2021-31837?

CVE-2021-31837 is a high-severity vulnerability in Mcafee Getsusp, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2021-06-09.

How severe is CVE-2021-31837?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2021-31837 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Buffer overflow in Mcafee Getsusp

CVE-2021-31837

Memory corruption vulnerability in the driver file component in McAfee GetSusp prior to 4.0.0 could allow a program being investigated on the local machine to trigger a buffer overflow in GetSusp, leading to the execution of arbitrary code, potentially triggering a BSOD.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.004 (30.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Mcafee Getsusp
Mcafee,llc Mcafee Getsusp — versions unspecified

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-787 — Out-of-bounds Write

Public proof-of-concept exploits

n0-traces/cve_

References

trellixpsirt@trellix.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Broken Link)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-31837?: CVE-2021-31837 is a high-severity vulnerability in Mcafee Getsusp, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2021-06-09.
How severe is CVE-2021-31837?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2021-31837 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.