CVE-2017-3896 Other in McAfee Agent

Medium 5.9 Published Updated

Remote attackers can exploit unvalidated parameters in the log viewing feature of McAfee Agent to send unexpected input.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2017-3896?

CVE-2017-3896 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Intel McAfee Agent, published on 13 Feb 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Unvalidated parameter vulnerability in the remote log viewing capability in Intel Security McAfee Agent 5.0.x versions prior to 5.0.4.449 allows remote attackers to pass unexpected input parameters via a URL that was not completely validated.

Weakness: CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-3896?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Mcafee Mcafee Agent.

How do I fix CVE-2017-3896?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-3896 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2017-3896 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-3896 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-f6r6-r347-gjw5.

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