# 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.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.3 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L`)
- **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 available:** No
- **Published:** 25 Apr 2017
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-9c94-m5v8-f684

## 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 (Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-8030?

It affects 1 product.


Products: 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.

## 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](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-5118/): Path traversal in n/a (critical 9.3)
- [CVE-2020-7266](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-7266/): Privilege Escalation vulnerability through symbolic links in VSE for Windows (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2020-7267](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-7267/): Privilege Escalation vulnerability through symbolic links in VSEL (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2016-8023](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-8023/): Auth bypass in VirusScan Enterprise Linux (VSEL) (high 8.1)
- [CVE-2016-8024](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-8024/): Other in VirusScan Enterprise Linux (VSEL) (high 8.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2016-8030 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: 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.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-8030 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: McAfee VirusScan Enterprise. 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-2016-8030/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-8030/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-8030
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-8030
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-8030

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