CVE-2016-4534 (GCVE-0-2016-4534)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2016-05-05 18:00
Modified
2024-08-06 00:32
Severity ?
Summary
The McAfee VirusScan Console (mcconsol.exe) in McAfee VirusScan Enterprise 8.8.0 before Hotfix 1123565 (8.8.0.1546) on Windows allows local administrators to bypass intended self-protection rules and unlock the console window by closing registry handles.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://packetstormsecurity.com/files/download/136089/mcafeevses-bypass.htmlExploit
cve@mitre.orghttp://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Mar/13Exploit
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035754
cve@mitre.orghttps://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10158Patch, Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttps://kc.mcafee.com/resources/sites/MCAFEE/content/live/PRODUCT_DOCUMENTATION/26000/PD26485/en_US/VSE_8_8_HF1123565_release_notes.pdfVendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttps://lab.mediaservice.net/advisory/2016-01-mcafee.txtExploit
cve@mitre.orghttps://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39531/Exploit
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/download/136089/mcafeevses-bypass.htmlExploit
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Mar/13Exploit
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035754
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10158Patch, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://kc.mcafee.com/resources/sites/MCAFEE/content/live/PRODUCT_DOCUMENTATION/26000/PD26485/en_US/VSE_8_8_HF1123565_release_notes.pdfVendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lab.mediaservice.net/advisory/2016-01-mcafee.txtExploit
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39531/Exploit
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