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CVE-2019-3646

McAfee Total Protection - Free Antivirus Trial: DLL Search Order Hijacking vulnerability

Published: Sep 13, 2019Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-714
6.9MEDIUM
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
1.5%
Top 28.6%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
Not available

Description

DLL Search Order Hijacking vulnerability in Microsoft Windows client in McAfee Total Protection (MTP) Free Antivirus Trial 16.0.R18 and earlier allows local users to execute arbitrary code via execution from a compromised folder placed by an attacker with administrator rights.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:LPR:HUI:RS:CC:LI:HA:L
Exploitability
AV:LAttack Vector
Local
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:HPrivileges Required
High
UI:RUser Interaction
Required
Scope
S:CScope
Changed
Impact
C:LConfidentiality
Low
I:HIntegrity
High
A:LAvailability
Low
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Weaknesses

CWE-714CWE-426

Affected Products

McAfee, LLC
commercial·USaka mcafee, mcaee, mcafee endpoint security (ens), mcafee agent (ma), mcafee security, mcafee enterprise security manager (esm)
total protection
Security Products
McAfee Total Protection - Free Antivirus Trial
Security Products
McAfee Inc.
commercial·USaka mcafee
McAfee Total Protection
Security Products

Exploitability

Official Patch Available

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MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique
Persistence
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References

https://service.mcafee.com/?articleId=TS102968&page=shell&shell=article-view
service.mcafee.com
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-3646
nvd.nist.gov
http://service.mcafee.com/FAQDocument.aspx?&id=TS102968
service.mcafee.com

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