McAfee Host Intrusion Prevention Services < 8.0.0.5257 DLL Search Order Hijacking (SB10320)

high Nessus Plugin ID 152041

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Synopsis

A security application installed on the remote host is affected by a DLL search order hijacking vulnerability.

Description

The version of McAfee Host Intrusion Prevention Services (HIPS) is prior to 8.0.0.5257. It is, therefore, affected by a DLL search order hijacking vulnerability. It allows attackers with local access to execute arbitrary code via execution from a compromised folder.

Solution

Upgrade to McAfee Host Intrusion Prevention Services 8.0 Patch 15 (8.0.0.5257) or later.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 152041

File Name: mcafee_hips_8_0_0_5257.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: local

Agent: windows

Family: Windows

Published: 7/23/2021

Updated: 7/27/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.4

Temporal Score: 3.3

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2020-7279

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 6.8

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

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:mcafee:host_intrusion_prevention

Required KB Items: installed_sw/McAfee Host Intrusion Prevention

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 6/10/2020

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/10/2020

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2020-7279

IAVA: 2020-A-0108

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