CVE-2019-3587 DLL Search Order Hijacking vulnerability
High 7.2
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2019-3587 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2019-3587 is a high-severity vulnerability in Mcafee Total Protection (MTP), published on 23 Jan 2019.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-3587 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected product: Mcafee Total Protection (MTP). 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-2019-3587/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-3587/index.md)
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2019-3587?
CVE-2019-3587 is a high-severity vulnerability in Mcafee Total Protection (MTP), published on 23 Jan 2019.
Official description
DLL Search Order Hijacking vulnerability in Microsoft Windows client in McAfee Total Protection (MTP) Prior to 16.0.18 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via execution from a compromised folder.
Weakness: CWE-426
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-3587?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Mcafee Total Protection.
How do I fix CVE-2019-3587?
No fix has been published for CVE-2019-3587 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2019-3587 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-3587 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Mcafee Total Protection (MTP)
- CVE-2021-23874 McAfee Total Protection (MTP) Improper Privilege Management
- CVE-2023-24579 Security feature bypass in n/a
- CVE-2022-43751 Path traversal in n/a
- CVE-2021-23872 Privilege Escalation vulnerability in McAfee Total Protection (MTP)
- CVE-2021-23891 Privilege Escalation vulnerability in McAfee Total Protection (MTP)
Sources
Also known as GHSA-r2p2-727j-vwqw.