CVE-2016-8021 (GCVE-0-2016-8021)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2017-03-14 22:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 02:13
VLAI
Summary
Improper verification of cryptographic signature vulnerability in Intel Security VirusScan Enterprise Linux (VSEL) 2.0.3 (and earlier) allows remote authenticated users to spoof update server and execute arbitrary code via a crafted input file.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • Improper verification of cryptographic signature vulnerability
Assigner
References
URL Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94823 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037433 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=conten… x_refsource_CONFIRM
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40911/ exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Intel VirusScan Enterprise Linux (VSEL) Affected: 2.0.3 (and earlier)
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Date Public
2016-12-08 00:00
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