What is CVE-2021-31850?

CVE-2021-31850 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Mcafee Database Security, classified under Files or Directories Accessible to External Parties. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2021-12-08.

How severe is CVE-2021-31850?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Mcafee Database Security

CVE-2021-31850

A denial-of-service vulnerability in Database Security (DBS) prior to 4.8.4 allows a remote authenticated administrator to trigger a denial-of-service attack against the DBS server. The configuration of Archiving through the User interface incorrectly allowed the creation of directories and files in Windows system directories and other locations where sensitive data could be overwritten. The former could lead to a DoS, whilst the latter could lead to data destruction on the DBS server.

EPSS: 0.010 (58.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Mcafee Database_security
Mcafee,llc Mcafee Database Security (Dbsec) — versions unspecified
Microsoft Windows

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-552 — Files or Directories Accessible to External Parties

References

trellixpsirt@trellix.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
trellixpsirt@trellix.com (x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-31850?: CVE-2021-31850 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Mcafee Database Security, classified under Files or Directories Accessible to External Parties. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2021-12-08.
How severe is CVE-2021-31850?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.