CVE-2016-8030 Memory corruption in VirusScan Enterprise
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service in Internet Explorer via a crafted HTML link exploiting a memory corruption flaw in McAfee VirusScan Enterprise.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2016-8030?
CVE-2016-8030 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in McAfee VirusScan Enterprise, published on 25 Apr 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
A memory corruption vulnerability in Scriptscan COM Object in McAfee VirusScan Enterprise 8.8 Patch 8 and earlier allows remote attackers to create a Denial of Service on the active Internet Explorer tab via a crafted HTML link.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-8030?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Mcafee Virusscan Enterprise.
How do I fix CVE-2016-8030?
No fix has been published for CVE-2016-8030 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2016-8030 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-8030 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in McAfee VirusScan Enterprise
- CVE-2009-5118 Path traversal in n/a
- 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-9c94-m5v8-f684.