FKIE_CVE-2012-4588

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2012-08-22 10:42 - Updated: 2026-06-16 23:45
Severity
Summary
McAfee Enterprise Mobility Manager (EMM) Agent before 4.8 and Server before 10.1 record all invalid usernames presented in failed login attempts, and place them on a list of accounts that an administrator may wish to unlock, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (excessive list size in the EMM Database) via a long sequence of login attempts with different usernames.
References
cve@mitre.orghttps://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10021Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10021Vendor Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
mcafee enterprise_mobility_manager *
mcafee enterprise_mobility_manager_agent *
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  "lastModified": "2026-06-16T23:45:27.127",
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