CVE-2010-5143 Security feature bypass in n/a
Administrators can disable McAfee VirusScan Enterprise using a Metasploit module, bypassing security protections.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2010-5143?
CVE-2010-5143 is a low-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 22 Aug 2012. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
McAfee VirusScan Enterprise before 8.8 allows local users to disable the product by leveraging administrative privileges to execute an unspecified Metasploit Framework module.
Weakness: CWE-264
Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-5143?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Mcafee Virusscan Enterprise.
How do I fix CVE-2010-5143?
No fix has been published for CVE-2010-5143 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2010-5143 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-5143 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
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- CVE-2020-7266 Privilege Escalation vulnerability through symbolic links in VSE for Windows
- CVE-2020-7267 Privilege Escalation vulnerability through symbolic links in VSEL
- CVE-2016-8023 Auth bypass in VirusScan Enterprise Linux (VSEL)
- CVE-2016-8024 Other in VirusScan Enterprise Linux (VSEL)
Sources
Also known as GHSA-mpm4-698h-6pgq.