CVE-2016-8005 File upload in McAfee Email Gateway (MEG)
Attackers can bypass file extension filtering in McAfee Email Gateway by using null bytes in filenames, allowing malicious attachments to pass through.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2016-8005?
CVE-2016-8005 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Intel McAfee Email Gateway (MEG), published on 14 Mar 2017. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
File extension filtering vulnerability in Intel Security McAfee Email Gateway (MEG) before 7.6.404h1128596 allows attackers to fail to identify the file name properly via scanning an email with a forged attached filename that uses a null byte within the filename extension.
Weakness: CWE-264
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-8005?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Mcafee Email Gateway.
How do I fix CVE-2016-8005?
No fix has been published for CVE-2016-8005 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2016-8005 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-8005 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Intel McAfee Email Gateway (MEG)
Sources
Also known as GHSA-6mw7-3936-j32j.