# CVE-2008-1357: Other in n/a

> Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code or cause denial of service via format string injection in McAfee CMA when debug level is set to 8.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.4 (`AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 17 Mar 2008
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-99j6-ph5x-xqmj

## What is CVE-2008-1357?

CVE-2008-1357 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Mcafee Epolicy Orchestrator, published on 17 Mar 2008. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Format string vulnerability in the logDetail function of applib.dll in McAfee Common Management Agent (CMA) 3.6.0.574 (Patch 3) and earlier, as used in ePolicy Orchestrator 4.0.0 build 1015, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in a sender field in an AgentWakeup request to UDP port 8082.  NOTE: this issue only exists when the debug level is 8.

Weakness: CWE-134 (Use of Externally-Controlled Format String)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-1357?

It affects 4 products.


Products: Mcafee Agent, Mcafee Cma, Mcafee Epolicy Orchestrator, Mcafee Mcafee Framework.

## How do I fix CVE-2008-1357?

No fix has been published for CVE-2008-1357 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2008-1357 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2008-1357 exists.

Public exploit code:

- McAfee Framework ePolicy 3.x - Orchestrator '_naimcomn_Log' Remote Format String (exploitdb)

## Other vulnerabilities in Mcafee Epolicy Orchestrator

- [CVE-2018-6703](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-6703/): Remote Logging functionality had a use after free vulnerability in McAfee Agent (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2022-1258](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-1258/): SQL injection vulnerability in McAfee Agent's ePO extension (high 8.4)
- [CVE-2022-2313](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-2313/): DLL high jacking in Trellix Agent (high 8.2)
- [CVE-2021-31847](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-31847/): Improper privilege management in repair process of MA for Windows (high 8.2)
- [CVE-2022-1256](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-1256/): Improper Privilege Management in McAfee Agent for Windows (high 7.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2008-1357 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2008-1357 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Mcafee Epolicy Orchestrator, published on 17 Mar 2008. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2008-1357 exists.

Affected product: Mcafee Epolicy Orchestrator. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-1357/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-1357/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-1357
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-1357
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2008-1357

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