CVE-2021-23883 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

A Null Pointer Dereference vulnerability in McAfee Endpoint Security (ENS) for Windows prior to 10.7.0 February 2021 Update allows a local administrator to cause Windows to crash via a specific system call which is not handled correctly. This varies by machine and had partial protection prior to this update.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required High

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00063.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Mcafee	Endpoint Security

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:endpoint_security:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:*

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2021-10809	A Null Pointer Dereference vulnerability in McAfee Endpoint Security (ENS) for Windows prior to 10.7.0 February 2021 Update allows a local administrator to cause Windows to crash via a specific system call which is not handled correctly. This varies by machine and had partial protection prior to this update.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10345

History

Tue, 17 Sep 2024 01:45:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Title	Null Pointer Dereference vulnerability in McAfee Endpoint Security (ENS)	Null Pointer Dereference vulnerability in McAfee Endpoint Security (ENS)

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: trellix

Published: 2021-02-10T09:25:13.493250Z

Updated: 2024-09-17T01:41:53.554Z

Reserved: 2021-01-12T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2021-23883

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2021-02-10T10:15:13.473

Modified: 2024-11-21T05:51:59.953

Link: CVE-2021-23883

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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