CVE-2019-3636 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

A File Masquerade vulnerability in McAfee Total Protection (MTP) version 16.0.R21 and earlier in Windows client allowed an attacker to read the plaintext list of AV-Scan exclusion files from the Windows registry, and to possibly replace excluded files with potential malware without being detected.

Published: 2019-10-28

Score: 7.5 High

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

McAfee, LCC

McAfee Total Protection

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`16`	affected	< 16.0.R22

Configuration 1 [-]

AND

cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:total_protection:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2019-13271	A File Masquerade vulnerability in McAfee Total Protection (MTP) version 16.0.R21 and earlier in Windows client allowed an attacker to read the plaintext list of AV-Scan exclusion files from the Windows registry, and to possibly replace excluded files with potential malware without being detected.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required Low

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00063.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://service.mcafee.com/webcenter/portal/cp/home/articleview?articleId=TS102982

History

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Subscriptions

Mcafee Total Protection

Microsoft Windows

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: trellix

Published: 2019-10-28T14:23:25.909Z

Updated: 2024-09-17T02:57:42.466Z

Reserved: 2019-01-03T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2019-3636

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2019-10-28T15:15:21.490

Modified: 2024-11-21T04:42:16.497

Link: CVE-2019-3636

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-312

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