Missing authorization in McAfee Data Loss Prevention Endpoint - CVE-2018-6664

 

Missing authorization in McAfee Data Loss Prevention Endpoint - CVE-2018-6664

Published: May 11, 2018 / Updated: May 11, 2018


Vulnerability identifier: #VU12584
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-6664
CWE-ID: CWE-862
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: McAfee
Affected software:
McAfee Data Loss Prevention Endpoint

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a local attacker to bypass security restrictions on the target system.

The weakness exists due to missing authorization. A local attacker can generate a Master Response String on the target endpoint system to cause the DLP Endpoint protection mode to switch to bypass mode without authorization from McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator.

How to mitigate CVE-2018-6664

Update to versions 10.0.500 or 11.0.400.

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