SB2020021814 - Denial of service in McAfee Data Exchange Layer (DXL) Broker



SB2020021814 - Denial of service in McAfee Data Exchange Layer (DXL) Broker

Published: February 18, 2020

Security Bulletin ID SB2020021814
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Local access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Unquoted Search Path or Element (CVE-ID: CVE-2020-7252)

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to an unquoted service executable path in DXL Broker. A local administrator can cause a denial of service condition and malicious file execution via carefully crafted and named executable files.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.