McAfee VirusScan Enterprise Unsupported Version Detection

critical Nessus Plugin ID 91500

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Synopsis

The remote host is running an unsupported version of McAfee VSE.

Description

According to its version, the installation of McAfee VirusScan Enterprise (VSE) on the remote host is no longer supported.

Lack of support implies that no new security patches for the product will be released by the vendor. As a result, it is likely to contain security vulnerabilities.

Solution

Upgrade to a version of McAfee VirusScan Enterprise (VSE) that is currently supported.

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 91500

File Name: mcafee_vse_unsupported.nasl

Version: 1.5

Type: local

Agent: windows

Family: Windows

Published: 6/7/2016

Updated: 6/8/2022

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

CVSS Score Rationale: Tenable score for unsupported products.

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS Score Source: manual

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:mcafee:virusscan_enterprise

Required KB Items: Antivirus/McAfee/installed

Reference Information

IAVA: 0001-A-0549

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