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CVE-2012-4584

Published: Aug 22, 2012Updated: Apr 29, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-310

No Known Exploits

Patch Available

Description

McAfee Email and Web Security (EWS) 5.x before 5.5 Patch 6 and 5.6 before Patch 3, and McAfee Email Gateway (MEG) 7.0 before Patch 1, does not properly encrypt system-backup data, which makes it easier for remote authenticated users to obtain sensitive information by reading a backup file, as demonstrated by obtaining password hashes.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

Exploitability

AV:NAccess Vector

Network

AC:MAccess Complexity

Medium

Au:SAuthentication

Single

Impact

C:PConfidentiality

Partial

I:NIntegrity

None

A:NAvailability

None

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Weaknesses

Affected Products

email and web security mcafee Security Products

email gateway mcafee Security Products

mcafeecommercialUSSecurity Productsaka mcaee, mcafee security

Exploitability

Official Patch Available

References

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-03/0162.html

archives.neohapsis.com

https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10020

Timeline

Published

Aug 22, 2012

Last Updated

Apr 29, 2026

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