SB2019111337 - Privilege escalation in McAfee Antivirus Software

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SB2019111337 - Privilege escalation in McAfee Antivirus Software

Published: November 13, 2019

Security Bulletin ID SB2019111337
CSH Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Code execution

Breakdown by Severity

High 100%
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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.


1) Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls (CVE-ID: CVE-2019-3648)

CWE-ID: CWE-264 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber


The vulnerability allows a remote user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to the affected software does not check if the third-party files have the correct digital signatures and are loaded from the correct location. A remote administrator can load an unsigned arbitrary DLL, execute arbitrary code on the target system and escalate to SYSTEM privileges.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References