SB2021021503 - Multiple vulnerabilities in McAfee Total Protection

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SB2021021503 - Multiple vulnerabilities in McAfee Total Protection

Published: February 15, 2021

Security Bulletin ID SB2021021503
CSH Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 4
Exploitation vector Local access
Highest impact Code execution

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 4 vulnerabilities.


1) Improper Privilege Management (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-23873)

CWE-ID: CWE-269 - Improper Privilege Management

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


The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges.

The vulnerability exists due to improper privilege management within the implementation of the QuickClean feature. A local user can escalate privileges.


2) Improper Privilege Management (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-23874)

CWE-ID: CWE-269 - Improper Privilege Management

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


The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges.

The vulnerability exists due to improper privilege management. A local user can gain elevated privileges and execute arbitrary code bypassing MTP self-defense.


3) Improper Privilege Management (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-23875)

CWE-ID: CWE-269 - Improper Privilege Management

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


The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges.

The vulnerability exists due to improper privilege management. A local user can execute specially constructed malware, gain elevated privileges and perform arbitrary file deletion as the SYSTEM user.


4) Improper Privilege Management (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-23876)

CWE-ID: CWE-269 - Improper Privilege Management

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


The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges.

The vulnerability exists due to improper privilege management. A local user can execute specially constructed malware, bypass remote procedure call, gain elevated privileges and perform arbitrary file modification as the SYSTEM user.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References